Calflora: Saponaria officinalis

Calflora

Taxon Report 7344

Saponaria officinalis L.

Bouncing bet, Bouncingbet, Soapwort

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Saponaria officinalis, a dicot, is a perennial herb that is not native to California; it was introduced from elsewhere and naturalized in the wild.

It is an invasive plant. The California Invasive Plant Council classifies its potential impact on native ecosystems as limited (plant profile / CalWeedMapper).


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Plant Characteristics
and Associations

Bloom Period

Family:	CARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus:	Saponaria

Community:	escaped cultivar
Wetlands:	Usually occurs in non wetlands, but occasionally found in wetlands [U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.]

Distribution by County

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Name Status:

Accepted by TJM2 + PLANTS + JM93

Alternate Names:
(according to)

PLANTS:	Lychnis saponaria
PLANTS:	Saponaria officinalis var. glaberrima

More information about Saponaria officinalis


	Photos on CalPhotos / Google Images Photos and ID tips from PlantID.net		Jepson eFlora Records from the Consortium of California Herbaria Original Publication citation (ITIS) USDA PLANTS Profile (SAOF4)		Search the International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) website references from Google

Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation,
with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria.
[web application]. 2017. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization].
Available: http://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: Jul 11, 2017).

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