Saponaria officinalis
Bouncing Bet, Bouncingbet
Other regional names: Bouncingbet Soapweed +1 more
- Bouncingbet Soapweed
- Common Soapwort
Also known as: Bootia saponaria Neck. +19 more
- Bootia saponaria Neck.
- Bootia vulgaris Neck.
- Lychnis officinalis (L.) Scop.
- Lychnis saponaria (Neck.) Jess.
- Sabulina hybrida (L.) Rchb.
- Saponaria alluvionalis C.Du Moulin
- Saponaria hybrida Mill.
- Saponaria nervosa Gilib.
- Saponaria officinalis f. abnormis Zapal.
- Saponaria officinalis f. glaberrima (Ser.) Hegi
- Saponaria officinalis f. macropetala Zapal.
- Saponaria officinalis f. pleniflora (Schur) Zapal.
- Saponaria officinalis f. tenuifolia Zapal.
- Saponaria officinalis var. alluvionalis (C.Du Moulin) Prantl
- Saponaria officinalis var. convoluta Gray
- Saponaria officinalis var. floribunda Durieu
- Saponaria officinalis var. glaberrima Ser.
- Saponaria officinalis var. glabrata Lej. & Courtois
- Saponaria officinalis var. hortensis H.Mart.
- Saponaria officinalis var. hybrida L.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Caryophyllaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.
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Saponaria officinalis (commonly known as Bouncing Bet) is a rhizomatous plant belonging to the Caryophyllaceae family. Originating in Temperate Asia and Europe, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, EUROPE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caucasus, Eastern Europe, Middle Europe, Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe, Western Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Albania, Austria, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Corse, Czechoslovakia, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Netherlands, North Caucasus, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, South European Russia, Spain, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Ukraine, Yugoslavia
Introduced Range
Plants flagged as 'Introduced' have been transported outside their native historical range by human activity. While many are common ornamentals, some may become naturalized or invasive in local environments. Local ecological guidelines require verification prior to planting.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Alabama, Alberta, Algeria, Altay, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arizona, Arkansas, Bolivia, British Columbia, California, Canary Is., Chile Central, Chile South, Colorado, Connecticut, Cyprus, Delaware, Denmark, District of Columbia, Finland, Florida, Georgia, Great Britain, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Iran, Ireland, Irkutsk, Japan, Kansas, Kazakhstan, Kentucky, Khabarovsk, Kirgizistan, Louisiana, Madeira, Maine, Manchuria, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Morocco, Nebraska, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Newfoundland, North Carolina, North Dakota, North European Russia, Norway, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., Sakhalin, Saskatchewan, South Carolina, South Dakota, Sweden, Tasmania, Tennessee, Texas, Tristan da Cunha, Uruguay, Utah, Uzbekistan, Vermont, Vietnam, Virginia, Washington, West Siberia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming