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| Photo
by Renee Brecht |
Britton and Brown. See
credits below.** |
| Botanical name: |
Saponaria officinalis L. |
| Common
name: |
bouncingbet; soapwort |
| Synonomy: |
| Lychnis saponaria Jessen |
| Saponaria officinalis L. var. glaberrima Ser. |
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| Group: |
Dicot |
| Family: |
Caryophyllaceae |
| Growth
Type: |
Forb/herb |
| Duration: |
Perennial |
| Origin: |
Introduced from Europe |
| Plant
height: |
1--2-1/2' |
| Foliage: |
opposite or in whorls of 3 or 4, sessile, entire, slightly wavy to crisped on margins |
| Flower
color: |
white to pink |
| Flower
size: |
1" across |
| Flowering/fruiting time |
Blooms July to September |
| Habitat: |
Weed of disturbed ground of roadsides, waste, railroad beds. |
| Range
in
New Jersey: |
throughout the state |
| Heritage ranking if any: |
n/a |
| Distribution |
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| Misc.: |
Saponaria contains saponins, a natural soap; contains saponic glycoside, a toxin. Considered an invasive in some states. |
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Sources
**USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 2: 73. |
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