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Saponaria ocymoides

rock soapwort
Habit Rhizomatous perennial with over-wintering leafy shoots, the stems procumbent, much-branched, 5-25 cm. tall.
Leaves

Leaves opposite, the petiole 0.5-1 cm. long, not winged;

blades 1-veined, spatulate to ovate-lanceolate, 0.6-2.5 cm. long and 0.3-1.4 cm. wide.
Flowers

Inflorescence a spreading, lax cyme; pedicles 2-6 mm. long;

calyx united into a tube 7-12 mm. long, purple, oblong-cylindric, glandular-pubescent;

petals 5, red to pink or white, 8-15 mm. long, clawed;

stamens 10, attached to the petals;

styles 2, filiform, 12-15 mm. long.
Fruits

Capsules cylindric to ovoid, 6-8 mm. long, opening by 4 teeth.

Saponaria ocymoides
Flowering time June-July
Habitat Old gardens, waste sites and rocky places.
Distribution
Occurring in scattered locations on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California; also in scattered states in the central and eastern U.S.
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Origin Introduced from Europe
Conservation status Not of concern
Sibling taxa
S. officinalis
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