Showy baby's-breath

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Gypsophila elegans

Showy baby's-breath, a reference photo
Photo: Hyougushi / Hideyuki KAMON from Takarazuka, Hyogo, JAPAN · CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)

Gypsophila elegans, the annual baby's-breath or showy baby's-breath, is an ornamental plant native to Asia and Europe.

From Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Showy baby's-breath being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

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Classification

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Caryophyllaceae
Species
Gypsophila elegans

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