Saponaria

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Saponaria is a genus of flowering plants commonly known as soapworts, noted for their saponin-rich tissues that can produce a soap-like lather.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Saponaria canonical 1
Saponaria officinalis 1
Saponaria vaccaria 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf genus
taxon
class Magnoliopsida
commonName soapworts
contains saponins
discoveredBy Carl Linnaeus
distribution introduced in North America
division Magnoliophyta
etymology derived from Latin "sapo" meaning soap
family Caryophyllaceae
flowerColor pink
white
growthForm annual herbs
perennial herbs
habitat meadows
roadsides
rocky slopes
hasCharacteristic ability to produce soap-like lather in water
flowering plants
herbaceous plants
saponin-rich tissues
hasSynonym Lychnis saponaria (historical usage for some species)
includesSpecies Saponaria ocymoides
Saponaria self-linksurface differs
surface form: Saponaria officinalis

Saponaria self-linksurface differs
surface form: Saponaria vaccaria
kingdom Plantae
leafArrangement opposite leaves
leafType simple leaves
lifeCycle annual
perennial
namedBy Carl Linnaeus
nativeTo Asia
Europe
North Africa
order Caryophyllales
parentTaxon Caryophyllaceae
photosynthesisPathway C3
pollination insect-pollinated
reproduction by rhizomes
by seed
taxonRank genus
toxicTo fish
usedFor mild detergent for textiles
traditional soap substitute
usedIn ornamental horticulture
traditional medicine

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Caryophyllaceae includesGenus Saponaria
Saponaria includesSpecies Saponaria self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Saponaria officinalis
Saponaria includesSpecies Saponaria self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Saponaria vaccaria