Saponaria officinalis
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Photo Courtesy Renee Brecht |
Britton & Brown |
| Botanical name: | Saponaria officinalis |
| Common name: | bouncingbet; soapwort |
| 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: | white to pink, 1" across |
| Flowering time: | Blooms July to September |
| Habitat: | Weed of disturbed ground of roadsides, waste, railroad beds. |
| Range in New Jersey: | statewide |
| Heritage ranking, if any: | n/a |
| Distribution: |  |
| Misc.: | Saponaria contains saponins, a natural soap; contains saponic glycoside, a toxin. Considered an invasive in some states. |