Species Detail Forb

Flower head Lynx Creek Near Highlands Center - Sue Smith		Yavapai County Native & Naturalized Plants Saponaria officinalis - bouncingbet Synonyms: Lychnis saponaria Other Common Names: soapwort Plant Form: Forb or Subshrub Family: Caryophyllaceae
Flower head Lynx Creek Near Highlands Center - Sue Smith


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Forb Plant Description

Origin: Introduced Life Cycle: Perennial
General Desc: Leafy, erect stems growing in patches and topped with fairly dense clusters of many sweetly scented, white or pink flowers. In former times, the leaves were soaked or boiled in water to create a liquid soap.
Identification notes: Hairless perennial often forming large patches; stems erect, simple or few branched; leaf stem often absent or winged; blades strongly veined, oval to long and tapering; flower clusters dense to open, white or pink flowers are sometimes double.
Height: To 3 feet

Habitat

Habitat Description: Waste places, streamsides, fields and roadsides.
Plant Communities: Riparian, Disturbed Areas
Elevation: Below 8500 feet

Flower Characteristics

Color: White to pink Shape: Regular in round clusters Tubular: Y Flowering Period: Jun - Sep
Description: Flowers are clustered at the ends of the main stem and branches. The 5 flower petals are white to pink and are slightly notched at the ends. The flower petals are at the end of a green, tubular calyx.

Leaf and Stem Characteristics

Leaf Color: Green Leaf Type: Simple Leaf Shape: Narrow Leaf Margin: Smooth Leaf Attachment: Opposite Leaves Clasp: N
Hairs: No Spines: N
Leaf Description: The leaves are 1-1/2 to 5 inches long and broadly lance shaped with three distinct veins from the base.

Fruit and Seed Characteristics

Fruit Color: Brown
Fruit Type: Capsule
Fruit Notes: Capsules are brown and contain many seeds.
Seed Notes: Seeds are purplish to black.


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