Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Caryophyllales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Saponaria officinalis
FAMILY
Caryophyllaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Saponaria officinalis
FAMILY
Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Saponaria officinalis
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Saponaria officinalis
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 071-15-001:
Saponaria officinalis FAMILY Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Saponaria officinalis
COMMON NAME:
Soapwort, Bouncing Bet
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Stephanie C. Brundage scb_061917blairsville23
June Union County GA
Georgia Mountain Research & Education Center
A green or red-tinged calyx tube, 10 protruding stamens and usually 2 styles, per Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019).
Stephanie C. Brundage scb_061917blairsville24
June Union County GA
Georgia Mountain Research & Education Center
Leaves sessile or clasping, strongly 3-veined, smooth, per Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019).
Stephanie C. Brundage scb_061917blairsville25
June Union County GA
Georgia Mountain Research & Education Center
Terry Holdsclaw tdh_s_officinalis_7969
June Catawba County NC
Petals narrowly wedge-shaped, indented at the summit, and somewhat reflexed, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
Terry Holdsclaw tdh_s_officinalis_7979
June Catawba County NC
Inflorescence a dense cluster of flowers atop the thick-jointed stem, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
Terry Holdsclaw tdh_s_officinalis_7985
June Catawba County NC
When mixed with water, crushed leaves & roots make lather, hence "Soapwort", per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC (Porcher & Rayner, 2001).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Saponaria officinalis
FAMILY
Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Saponaria officinalis
FAMILY
Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Saponaria officinalis
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Saponaria officinalis
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 071-15-001:
Saponaria officinalis
FAMILY
Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Saponaria officinalis