English: Tunic flower; Coat flower; Tunic saxifrage; Pink saxifrage; Pink.
Synonym: Dianthus filiformis; Dianthus saxifragus; Gypsophila arenicola; Gypsophila asperula; Gypsophila eubonensis; Gypsophila multicaulis; Gypsophila permixta; Gypsophila rigida; Gypsophila saxifraga; Gypsophila scabra; Imperatia filiformis; Kohlrauschia saxifraga; Petrorhagia multicaulis; Petrorhagia rigida;
Petrorhagia saxifraga; Silene tunica; Tunica saxifraga.
Clades:
Caryophyllaceae.
Habitat: rock crevices; lawns, along roadsides, along shorelines, sandy disturbed areas.
Use: ornamental, in rock gardens, along borders.
BotanyHerb; wiry; small.
Region: Europe; introduced to the United States, Canada, Great Britain, Sweden.
Stem: numerous branching stems.
Leaves: narrow.
Flowers: solitary; at the ends of branches; petals pink to white.