*Saponaria officinalis Linnaeus. Common name: Soapwort, Bouncing Bet, Hedge Pink. Phenology: May-Oct. Habitat: Disturbed areas, fields, roadsides. Distribution: Native of Europe.
Origin/Endemic status: Europe
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, Can, F, Fl4, FNA5, G, GrPl, Il, K4, NcTx, NE, NY, Pa, RAB, S, S13, Tat, Tn, Tx, Va, W, WH3, WV. Basionym: Saponaria officinalis L. 1753
Links to other floras: = Saponaria officinalis - FNA5
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU
- Great Plains: FACU
- Midwest: FACU
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACU
Heliophily ⓘ: 8
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Horticultural Information
Intro: Erect, rhizomatous perennial of disturbed areas, fields, roadsides. Native to Europe.
Stems: Stems essentially unbranched, smooth.
Leaves: Leaves opposite, sessile or clasping, broadly oval or lance-shaped, 3/4-4 3/4 in. long, strongly 3-veined, smooth.
Inforescence:
Flowers: Flowers in dense, oblong-pyramidal, terminal clusters; white or light pink; 1 in.wide; consisting of 5 spreading oblong petals with slightly notched tips, a green or red-tinged calyx tube, 10 protruding stamens and usually 2 styles.
Fruits: Fruit a cylindric capsule.
Comments:
Height: 1-2 1/2 ft.
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description: Erect, rhizomatous perennial of disturbed areas, fields, roadsides. Native to Europe.
stems: Stems essentially unbranched, smooth.
leaves: Leaves opposite, sessile or clasping, broadly oval or lance-shaped, 3/4-4 3/4 in. long, strongly 3-veined, smooth.
inflorescence:
flowers: Flowers in dense, oblong-pyramidal, terminal clusters; white or light pink; 1 in.wide; consisting of 5 spreading oblong petals with slightly notched tips, a green or red-tinged calyx tube, 10 protruding stamens and usually 2 styles.
fruits: Fruit a cylindric capsule.
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native range: central & southern Europe
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