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. |