- Family : CARYOPHYLLACEAE
(Pink Family)
- Family (Hindi name) : BUGYALE FAMILY
- Family (as per The APG System III) : Caryophyllaceae
- Synonym(s) : Saponaria vaccaria L.
- Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Gypsophila vaccaria (L.) Sm.
- Vernacular name :
- Musna, Sabuni (Hindi)
- Sabani (Marathi)
- Habit : Herb
- Habitat : Cultivated fields and wastelands
- Comments / notes : An introduced plant and becomes a weed in gardens
- Key identification features : Tall, robust, glabrous herbs; Flowers rose red; Seeds large, black, globose.
- Flower, Fruit : April-March
- Distribution :
- Karnataka : Bengaluru district
- Maharashtra : Akola district, Nagpur district, Aurangabad district, Mumbai Suburban district, Kolhapur district, Nashik district, Osmanabad district, Pune district, Raigad district, Satara district, Yavatmal district
- Odisha : Cuttack district
- Tamil Nadu : The Nilgiri district
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- Himachal Pradesh : Mandi district, Shimla district
- Delhi : Delhi
- Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
- Punjab : Punjab
- Jammu and Kashmir : Jammu and Kashmir
- Native : Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Baleares, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canary Islands, Central European Russia, Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, East European Russia, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Gulf States, Hungary, India, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kriti, Krym
- Exotic/Native : Native
- World Distribution : Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Baleares, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canary Islands, Central European Russia, Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, East European Russia, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Gulf States, Hungary, India, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kriti, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Madeira, Morocco, Nepal, North Caucasus, Pakistan, Palestine, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Sicilia, Sinai, South European Russia, Spain, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Yemen, Yugoslavia
- Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
- Literature :
- Pullaiah et al., 2002 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 1
- H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1
- Kamble & Pradhan, 1988. Flora of Akola District, Maharashtra. Botanical Survey of India
- Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 83
- H J, Chowdhery, et al. Flora of Himachal Pradesh. Volume 1, Botanical Survey of India, 1984. Pg.: 103
- Read more :
- Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Vaccaria pyramidata. Downloaded on 14 February 2025.
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