Gypsophila muralis (annual gypsophila, "Nukaitonadeshiko")

Japanese name: ヌカイトナデシコ （糠糸撫子）
Scientific name: Gypsophila muralis

[Overview]
An annual 5–20 cm tall, found along roadsides and in vacant lots.
The stem branches freely.
Leaves are simple and opposite, linear, 5–10 mm long and 0.5 mm wide.
Dichasial cymes bear many small, pale pink flowers.
The fruit is a capsule.

[History]
It was collected in Yokohama, Kanagawa, in 1997, and has been reported from various places since.

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