230:
396:
51:
64:
343:
406:
The individual flowers open in the evening, and stay open for about three days. They produce a stronger scent at night and supplement nectar production during the night. The flowers are protandrous: on the second night of blooming, the pollen is released, and the stigma develops to its final position
460:
A lathery liquid that has the ability to dissolve fats or grease can be procured by boiling the leaves or roots in water. Leaves are chopped, boiled, and strained; the liquid can then be used as soap.
301:, 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
330:. 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
1188:
1250:
558:
445:
As its common name implies, it can be used as a very gentle soap, usually in dilute solution. It has historically been used to clean delicate or unique
1126:
1201:
1139:
629:
620:
388:. They are about 2.5 cm (1 in) wide. They are arranged in dense, terminal clusters on the main stem and its branches. The long tubular
1371:
1286:
855:
1486:
1268:
1476:
1074:
1481:
407:
by the third night. Much of the seed production comes from self-pollination. The flowers are visited by various insects including
1175:
347:
1420:
886:
1350:
1206:
1237:
625:
1491:
979:
651:
1425:
1384:
563:
63:
1255:
940:
30:"Bouncing Bet" redirects here. For the World War II German landmine commonly known as the "Bouncing Betty", see
1471:
1291:
1389:
400:
1113:
1118:
1092:
1087:
1004:
902:
229:
517:. The plant is used to stabilize the oils in the mixture and to create the distinctive texture of halva.
1014:
395:
361:(often tinged with red). It grows in patches, attaining a height of 70 cm (28 in). The broad,
167:
1144:
1105:
831:"Saponaria officinalis (Bouncing-bet, Soapwort) | North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox"
742:
Wolff, D.; Witt, T.; Jurgens, A.; Gottsberger, G. (2006). "Nectar dynamics and reproductive success in
611:
1278:
1048:
377:
1340:
1335:
434:
427:
1229:
305:
indicates its medicinal functions. It is a common host plant for some moth species, including the
1443:
1376:
1100:
1040:
573:
366:
191:
58:
1435:
891:
830:
1193:
50:
1312:
1022:
851:
845:
1317:
881:
755:
709:
680:
385:
1167:
342:
1299:
590:
454:
247:
243:
134:
101:
465:
1363:
951:
549:
1358:
567:
389:
351:
124:
88:
1465:
513:. In the Middle East, the root is often used as an additive in the process of making
331:
306:
183:
1448:
1327:
1027:
984:
971:
1412:
1242:
1224:
1216:
1152:
934:
772:
759:
474:. It is traditionally used by the villagers as a soap replacement for dry skin.
961:
17:
502:
412:
362:
358:
1079:
925:
1061:
529:
510:
416:
408:
144:
1402:
283:
1397:
1263:
994:
919:
491:
487:
420:
271:
114:
1304:
792:
293:) meaning "soap", which, like its common name, refers to its utility in
1131:
1035:
453:
fabrics; it has been hypothesized that the plant was used to treat the
450:
446:
327:
298:
297:. From this same Latin word is derived the name of the toxic substance
294:
1157:
847:
Seasoning Savvy: How to Cook With Herbs, Spices, and Other
Flavorings
506:
483:
373:
319:
31:
896:
372:
are opposite and between 4 and 12 cm long. Its sweetly scented
1180:
1066:
514:
394:
381:
341:
228:
75:
817:
Plants with a
Purpose: A guide to the everyday use of wild plants
369:
323:
1053:
900:
652:"The Pink Family in the Columbia River Gorge: Caryophyllaceae"
887:"Saponaria officinalis 'Flore Pleno' - Plant Finder"
380:
and pink, or sometimes white. Each of the five flat
909:
882:"SEINet Portal Network - Saponaria officinalis"
748:Flora. Morphologie, Geobotanik, Oekophysiologie
572:Note that this website has been superseded by
469:
250:. This plant has many common names, including
8:
384:have two small scales in the throat of the
288:
897:
559:World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
509:and in brewing to create beer with a good
49:
38:
433:blooms from May to September, and in the
746:(Caryophyllaceae) in southern Germany".
669:(in Finnish). Helsinki University Press.
737:
735:
733:
731:
729:
630:United States Department of Agriculture
621:Germplasm Resources Information Network
541:
710:"Saponaria officinalis (Bouncing Bet)"
689:Butterflies and Moths of North America
606:
604:
357:The plant possesses leafy, unbranched
585:
583:
581:
7:
1426:9917d110-762c-46a8-9529-8dd3abfc8337
1279:a5e06587-99b6-4b52-bc3a-ddb8a5cab281
597:. Royal Horticultural Society. 2002.
850:. Psychology Press. pp. 215–.
777:The Herbal of Dioscorides the Greek
708:Chayka, Katy; Dziuk, Peter (2016).
25:
505:in the commercial preparation of
1390:urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:156627-1
318:native range extends throughout
270:. There are about 20 species of
62:
844:Arndt, Alice (10 August 1999).
665:Hiltunen, Raimo; Holm, Yvonne.
1:
626:Agricultural Research Service
497:Despite its toxic potential,
392:has five pointed red teeth.
348:Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan
1487:Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
760:10.1016/j.flora.2005.07.010
464:In the Romanian village of
1508:
1477:Medicinal plants of Europe
564:Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
281:is derived from the Latin
29:
501:finds culinary use as an
468:, natives call the plant
221:Fr. ex Willk. & Lange
197:
190:
173:
166:
59:Scientific classification
57:
48:
41:
1482:Plants described in 1753
399:A blooming clump at the
892:"Saponaria officinalis"
815:Mabey, Richard (1977).
591:"Saponaria officinalis"
401:Prague Botanical Garden
482:An overdose can cause
470:
403:
354:
289:
282:
234:
1341:Saponaria officinalis
1328:Saponaria_officinalis
1269:Saponaria~officinalis
1106:Saponaria officinalis
1015:saponaria-officinalis
941:Saponaria officinalis
911:Saponaria officinalis
744:Saponaria officinalis
714:Minnesota Wildflowers
614:Saponaria officinalis
552:Saponaria officinalis
528:contains the flavone
526:Saponaria officinalis
499:Saponaria officinalis
431:Saponaria officinalis
398:
345:
313:Saponaria officinalis
239:Saponaria officinalis
232:
177:Saponaria officinalis
43:Saponaria officinalis
681:"White-lined Sphinx
378:radially symmetrical
277:The scientific name
779:, Book 2:193, s.v.
435:Southern Hemisphere
428:Northern Hemisphere
213:Lychnis officinalis
159:S. officinalis
1492:Saponaceous plants
819:. William Collins.
685:(Fabricius, 1775)"
574:World Flora Online
437:October to March.
404:
355:
307:white-lined sphinx
264:wild sweet William
235:
1459:
1458:
1313:Open Tree of Life
903:Taxon identifiers
857:978-1-56022-031-2
793:"Shroud of Turin"
227:
226:
16:(Redirected from
1499:
1452:
1451:
1439:
1438:
1429:
1428:
1416:
1415:
1406:
1405:
1393:
1392:
1380:
1379:
1367:
1366:
1354:
1353:
1344:
1343:
1331:
1330:
1321:
1320:
1308:
1307:
1295:
1294:
1282:
1281:
1272:
1271:
1259:
1258:
1246:
1245:
1243:NBNSYS0000003015
1233:
1232:
1220:
1219:
1210:
1209:
1197:
1196:
1184:
1183:
1171:
1170:
1161:
1160:
1148:
1147:
1135:
1134:
1122:
1121:
1109:
1108:
1096:
1095:
1083:
1082:
1070:
1069:
1057:
1056:
1044:
1043:
1031:
1030:
1018:
1017:
1008:
1007:
998:
997:
988:
987:
975:
974:
965:
964:
955:
954:
945:
944:
943:
930:
929:
928:
898:
869:
868:
866:
864:
841:
835:
834:
827:
821:
820:
812:
806:
805:
803:
802:
797:
789:
783:
770:
764:
763:
739:
724:
723:
721:
720:
705:
699:
698:
696:
695:
677:
671:
670:
662:
656:
655:
650:Slichter, Paul.
647:
641:
640:
638:
636:
608:
599:
598:
587:
576:
571:
546:
473:
317:
292:
246:from the family
219:Silene saponaria
201:Bootia saponaria
179:
67:
66:
53:
39:
27:Species of plant
21:
1507:
1506:
1502:
1501:
1500:
1498:
1497:
1496:
1472:Caryophyllaceae
1462:
1461:
1460:
1455:
1447:
1442:
1434:
1432:
1424:
1419:
1411:
1409:
1401:
1396:
1388:
1383:
1375:
1370:
1362:
1357:
1349:
1347:
1339:
1334:
1326:
1324:
1316:
1311:
1303:
1300:Observation.org
1298:
1290:
1285:
1277:
1275:
1267:
1262:
1254:
1249:
1241:
1236:
1228:
1223:
1215:
1214:MichiganFlora:
1213:
1205:
1200:
1192:
1187:
1179:
1174:
1166:
1164:
1156:
1151:
1143:
1138:
1130:
1125:
1117:
1112:
1104:
1099:
1091:
1086:
1078:
1073:
1065:
1060:
1052:
1047:
1039:
1034:
1026:
1021:
1013:
1011:
1003:
1001:
993:
991:
983:
978:
970:
968:
960:
958:
950:
948:
939:
938:
933:
924:
923:
918:
905:
878:
873:
872:
862:
860:
858:
843:
842:
838:
829:
828:
824:
814:
813:
809:
800:
798:
795:
791:
790:
786:
771:
767:
741:
740:
727:
718:
716:
707:
706:
702:
693:
691:
679:
678:
674:
664:
663:
659:
649:
648:
644:
634:
632:
610:
609:
602:
589:
588:
579:
548:
547:
543:
538:
523:
480:
455:Shroud of Turin
443:
340:
315:
252:common soapwort
248:Caryophyllaceae
244:perennial plant
207:Bootia vulgaris
186:
181:
175:
162:
135:Caryophyllaceae
61:
35:
28:
23:
22:
18:Common Soapwort
15:
12:
11:
5:
1505:
1503:
1495:
1494:
1489:
1484:
1479:
1474:
1464:
1463:
1457:
1456:
1454:
1453:
1449:wfo-0000438211
1440:
1430:
1417:
1407:
1394:
1381:
1368:
1355:
1345:
1332:
1322:
1309:
1296:
1283:
1273:
1260:
1247:
1234:
1221:
1211:
1198:
1185:
1172:
1162:
1149:
1136:
1123:
1110:
1097:
1084:
1071:
1058:
1045:
1032:
1019:
1009:
999:
989:
976:
966:
956:
946:
931:
915:
913:
907:
906:
901:
895:
894:
889:
884:
877:
876:External links
874:
871:
870:
856:
836:
822:
807:
784:
765:
754:(5): 353–364.
725:
700:
672:
657:
642:
600:
595:Plant Selector
577:
568:The Plant List
540:
539:
537:
534:
522:
519:
479:
476:
442:
439:
352:Quebec, Canada
339:
336:
233:Pods and seeds
225:
224:
223:
222:
216:
210:
204:
195:
194:
188:
187:
182:
171:
170:
164:
163:
156:
154:
150:
149:
142:
138:
137:
132:
128:
127:
125:Caryophyllales
122:
118:
117:
112:
105:
104:
99:
92:
91:
86:
79:
78:
73:
69:
68:
55:
54:
46:
45:
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1504:
1493:
1490:
1488:
1485:
1483:
1480:
1478:
1475:
1473:
1470:
1469:
1467:
1450:
1445:
1441:
1437:
1431:
1427:
1422:
1418:
1414:
1408:
1404:
1399:
1395:
1391:
1386:
1382:
1378:
1373:
1369:
1365:
1360:
1356:
1352:
1346:
1342:
1337:
1333:
1329:
1323:
1319:
1314:
1310:
1306:
1301:
1297:
1293:
1288:
1284:
1280:
1274:
1270:
1265:
1261:
1257:
1252:
1248:
1244:
1239:
1235:
1231:
1226:
1222:
1218:
1212:
1208:
1203:
1199:
1195:
1190:
1186:
1182:
1177:
1173:
1169:
1163:
1159:
1154:
1150:
1146:
1141:
1137:
1133:
1128:
1124:
1120:
1115:
1111:
1107:
1102:
1098:
1094:
1089:
1085:
1081:
1076:
1072:
1068:
1063:
1059:
1055:
1050:
1046:
1042:
1037:
1033:
1029:
1024:
1020:
1016:
1010:
1006:
1000:
996:
990:
986:
981:
977:
973:
967:
963:
957:
953:
947:
942:
936:
932:
927:
921:
917:
916:
914:
912:
908:
904:
899:
893:
890:
888:
885:
883:
880:
879:
875:
859:
853:
849:
848:
840:
837:
832:
826:
823:
818:
811:
808:
794:
788:
785:
782:
778:
774:
769:
766:
761:
757:
753:
749:
745:
738:
736:
734:
732:
730:
726:
715:
711:
704:
701:
690:
686:
684:
683:Hyles lineata
676:
673:
668:
667:Farmakognosia
661:
658:
653:
646:
643:
631:
627:
623:
622:
617:
615:
607:
605:
601:
596:
592:
586:
584:
582:
578:
575:
569:
565:
561:
560:
555:
553:
545:
542:
535:
533:
531:
527:
520:
518:
516:
512:
508:
504:
500:
495:
493:
489:
485:
477:
475:
472:
467:
462:
458:
456:
452:
449:, especially
448:
440:
438:
436:
432:
429:
424:
422:
418:
414:
410:
402:
397:
393:
391:
387:
383:
379:
375:
371:
368:
364:
360:
353:
349:
344:
337:
335:
333:
332:North America
329:
325:
321:
314:
310:
308:
304:
300:
296:
291:
286:
285:
280:
275:
273:
269:
265:
261:
257:
253:
249:
245:
241:
240:
231:
220:
217:
214:
211:
208:
205:
202:
199:
198:
196:
193:
189:
185:
180:
178:
172:
169:
168:Binomial name
165:
161:
160:
155:
152:
151:
148:
147:
143:
140:
139:
136:
133:
130:
129:
126:
123:
120:
119:
116:
113:
110:
107:
106:
103:
100:
97:
94:
93:
90:
89:Tracheophytes
87:
84:
81:
80:
77:
74:
71:
70:
65:
60:
56:
52:
47:
44:
40:
37:
33:
19:
910:
861:. Retrieved
846:
839:
825:
816:
810:
799:. Retrieved
787:
780:
776:
768:
751:
747:
743:
717:. Retrieved
713:
703:
692:. Retrieved
688:
682:
675:
666:
660:
645:
633:. Retrieved
619:
613:
594:
566:– via
557:
551:
544:
525:
524:
498:
496:
481:
478:Internal use
466:Șieu-Odorhei
463:
459:
444:
441:External use
430:
425:
405:
356:
312:
311:
302:
278:
276:
274:altogether.
267:
263:
259:
256:bouncing-bet
255:
251:
242:is a common
238:
237:
236:
218:
212:
206:
200:
176:
174:
158:
157:
145:
108:
95:
82:
42:
36:
1364:kew-2484914
1225:NatureServe
1153:iNaturalist
935:Wikispecies
773:Dioscorides
635:22 December
338:Description
326:to western
303:officinalis
102:Angiosperms
1466:Categories
1433:WisFlora:
1359:Plant List
1002:Calflora:
801:2012-06-03
781:Strouthion
719:2017-12-29
694:2017-11-14
536:References
503:emulsifier
421:hoverflies
417:bumblebees
413:Sphingidae
363:lanceolate
215:(L.) Scop.
1119:220011957
1093:220011957
1012:Cal-IPC:
530:saponarin
521:Chemistry
409:Noctuidae
346:Flowers,
322:, and in
279:Saponaria
272:soapworts
260:crow soap
153:Species:
146:Saponaria
72:Kingdom:
1421:VicFlora
1410:VASCAN:
1398:Tropicos
1325:PalDat:
1264:NSWFlora
1230:2.153728
1194:10203676
1181:156627-1
992:BioLib:
920:Wikidata
492:vomiting
488:diarrhea
471:săpunele
447:textiles
295:cleaning
268:soapweed
192:Synonyms
131:Family:
115:Eudicots
1403:6300191
1132:3085360
1036:Ecocrop
926:Q156841
554:L."
451:woollen
426:In the
386:corolla
374:flowers
367:sessile
328:Siberia
299:saponin
141:Genus:
121:Order:
76:Plantae
1372:PLANTS
1318:842209
1276:NZOR:
1080:167539
1054:588672
969:APDB:
949:AoFP:
863:3 June
854:
507:tahini
490:, and
484:nausea
419:, and
382:petals
370:leaves
320:Europe
290:sapon-
287:(stem
266:, and
32:S-mine
1377:SAOF4
1348:PFI:
1287:NZPCN
1207:20039
1189:IRMNG
1165:IPA:
1158:56154
1145:33108
1101:FoAO2
1075:EUNIS
1067:SAWOF
1028:6XL6Y
995:38607
985:62151
972:13343
959:APA:
796:(PDF)
515:halva
390:calyx
359:stems
316:'
203:Neck.
109:Clade
96:Clade
83:Clade
1436:4977
1413:4362
1385:POWO
1336:PfaF
1305:7410
1292:2672
1256:3572
1251:NCBI
1202:ITIS
1176:IPNI
1168:6368
1140:GRIN
1127:GBIF
1062:EPPO
1041:9559
1005:7344
980:APNI
962:1442
952:1847
865:2012
852:ISBN
637:2017
511:head
376:are
324:Asia
284:sapo
209:Neck
1444:WFO
1351:917
1238:NBN
1217:771
1114:FoC
1088:FNA
1049:EoL
1023:CoL
756:doi
752:201
1468::
1446::
1423::
1400::
1387::
1374::
1361::
1338::
1315::
1302::
1289::
1266::
1253::
1240::
1227::
1204::
1191::
1178::
1155::
1142::
1129::
1116::
1103::
1090::
1077::
1064::
1051::
1038::
1025::
982::
937::
922::
775:,
750:.
728:^
712:.
687:.
628:,
624:.
618:.
603:^
593:.
580:^
562:.
556:.
532:.
494:.
486:,
457:.
423:.
415:,
411:,
365:,
350:,
334:.
309:.
262:,
258:,
254:,
184:L.
111::
98::
85::
867:.
833:.
804:.
762:.
758::
722:.
697:.
654:.
639:.
616:"
612:"
570:.
550:"
34:.
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
