Saponaria officinalis: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Saponaria
Species: Saponaria officinalis
Scientific Name: Saponaria officinalis

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Saponaria officinalis

Saponaria officinalis is a common perennial plant from the family Caryophyllaceae. This plant has many common names, including common soapwort, bouncing-bet, crow soap, wild sweet William, and soapweed. There are about 20 species of soapworts altogether.

The scientific name Saponaria is derived from the Latin sapo (stem sapon-) meaning "soap", which, like its common name, refers to its utility in cleaning. From this same Latin word is derived the name of the toxic substance saponin, contained in the roots at levels up to 20 percent when the plant is flowering (Indian soapnuts contain only 15 percent). It produces a lather when in contact with water. The epithet officinalis indicates its medicinal functions. It is a common host plant for some moth species, including the white-lined sphinx.

Saponaria officinalis' native range extends throughout Europe, and in Asia to western Siberia. It grows in cool places at low or moderate elevations under hedgerows and along the shoulders of roadways. It can be found as a horticultural escape and noxious invasive in much of North America.

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Saponaria officinalis in languages:

Afrikaans: akkerkoeikruid
Belarusian: Мыльнік лекавы
Bokmål: såpeurt
Bulgarian: Лечебно сапунче
Catalan: sabonera
Croatian: Ljekovita sapunjača
Czech: mydlice lékařská
Danish: Sæbeurt
Dutch: Zeepkruid
English: bouncing-bet
English: common soapwort
English: bouncing bet
English: Soapwort
English: Bladder Soapwort
English: China Cockle
English: Cow Basil
English: Cow Foot
English: Cow Herb
English: Cow Soapwort
English: Glond
English: spring cockle
Estonian: harilik seebilill
Finnish: Rohtosuopayrtti
French: Saponaire officinale
German: Gewöhnliches Seifenkraut
Hungarian: orvosi szappanfű
Italian: Saponaria
Japanese: サボンソウ
Korean: 비누풀
Latvian: Ārstniecības ziepjusakne
Lithuanian: Vaistinis putoklis
Modern Greek: Σαπουνόχορτο
Modern Greek: Καλοστρούθι
Modern Greek: Στρούθιον
Modern Greek: Αγριογλυκόχορτο
Modern Greek: Της γάτας το σαπούνι
Polish: Mydlnica lekarska
Portuguese: Erva-saboeira
Portuguese: Erva-sabão
Russian: Мыльнянка лекарственная
Slovak: mydlica lekárska
Slovene: navadna milnica
Swedish: såpnejlika
Ukrainian: Мильнянка лікарська

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Parent Taxon

Saponaria

Saponaria officinalis: taxon details and analytics

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Saponaria officinalis

Saponaria officinalis in languages:

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Saponaria officinalis: taxon details and analytics

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Saponaria officinalis

Saponaria officinalis in languages:

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