Saponaria officinalis

Characteristics
Saponaria officinalis L.
bouncing bet, common soapwort
Roadsides, stream banks, gravel and sand bars of streams, thickets, successional fields, and waste places.
Forb/herb
Perennial
Vascular
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Not Native Naturalized UPL, FACU (NWPL) FACU (NWPL EMP) FACU (NWPL NCNE) SNA (State Rank) GNR (Global Rank)
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Classification
Eudicots
Caryophyllales
Saponaria officinalis L. - bouncing bet, common soapwort
Citation
Saponaria officinalis L.
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Species Distribution Map

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Plant Photos
Photo by: Andrew Nelson - Rice Creek Field Sta., SUNY Oswego Photo taken: Oswego County, NY: 25 Jul 2002 - 1
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Photo by: Andrew Nelson. Photo taken: Oswego Co., NY: 29 Jul 2005 - 1
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