E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Flora of British Columbia

Saponaria ocymoides L.
rock soapwort
Caryophyllaceae (Pink family)

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Distribution of Saponaria ocymoides
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Introduction

Rock soapwort is an introduced perennial species that originates in Europe. It was introduced in North America (Canada and the US) as a garden plant and has escaped. It is a rock garden species that shows preference for rocky/stony sites (Rabeler and Hartman 2012). It is a prostrate to ascending perennial species with red, pink or white petals that flowers throughout the summer (Wikipedia 2012).

Status Information

Origin Status	Provincial Status	BC List (Red Blue List)	COSEWIC
Exotic	SNA	Exotic	Not Listed

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Taxonomic and Nomenclatural Links

Flora North America treatment for Caryophyllaceae
Flora North America treatment for Saponaria ocymoides
Genetic information (NCBI Taxonomy Database)
International Plant Names Index
Taxonomic Information from the World Flora Online
Integrated Taxonomic Information System

Additional Range and Status Information Links

Burke Museum of Natural History (Washington State records)
CalFlora
Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria records
Jepson Interchange
NatureServe Explorer
USDA

Additional Photo Sources

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UT Austin's Native Plant Database
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General References

Google Scholar Search
Family References
General Botanical References for BC

Recommended citation: Author, Date. Page title. In Klinkenberg, Brian. (Editor) 2020. E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Plants of British Columbia [eflora.bc.ca]. Lab for Advanced Spatial Analysis, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia, Vancouver. [Accessed: 2024-05-04 12:01:00 AM ]

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