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Saponaria officinalis
bouncing bet, bouncingbet, bouncingbet soapweed, soapwort, sweet Betty
Indiana Dunes National Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Non-native
Abundance:	Abundant

Scientific Name with Authority:		Saponaria officinalis L.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Caryophyllales, Family Caryophyllaceae, Genus Saponaria, Species Saponaria officinalis


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		GNR
NatureServe State Rank:		IN: SNA
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 2 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
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Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site	Antietam National Battlefield
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore	Appalachian National Scenic Trail
Bandelier National Monument	Blue Ridge Parkway
Bluestone National Scenic River	Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
Buffalo National River	Cape Cod National Seashore
Cape Hatteras National Seashore	Capitol Reef National Park
Catoctin Mountain Park	Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Chickasaw National Recreation Area	Colonial National Historical Park
Congaree National Park	Cowpens National Battlefield
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park	Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	Dinosaur National Monument
Effigy Mounds National Monument	Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site
Fort Laramie National Historic Site	Friendship Hill National Historic Site
Gateway National Recreation Area	George Washington Birthplace National Monument
George Washington Carver National Monument	George Washington Memorial Parkway
Gettysburg National Military Park	Grand Teton National Park
Great Falls Park	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park	Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site
Homestead National Historical Park	Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site	John Day Fossil Beds National Monument
Johnstown Flood National Memorial	Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park	Mammoth Cave National Park
Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park	Martin Van Buren National Historic Site
Mesa Verde National Park	Minute Man National Historical Park
Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas	Monocacy National Battlefield
Mount Rushmore National Memorial	Natchez Trace Parkway
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	North Cascades National Park
Obed Wild and Scenic River	Olympic National Park
Ozark National Scenic Riverways	Pea Ridge National Military Park
Piscataway Park	Prince William Forest Park
Redwood National Park	Rock Creek Park
Russell Cave National Monument	Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
Saratoga National Historical Park	Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site
Shenandoah National Park	Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Stones River National Battlefield	Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial
Timpanogos Cave National Monument	Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River
Valley Forge National Historical Park	Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site
Voyageurs National Park	Whiskeytown National Recreation Area
Wilson's Creek National Battlefield	Wind Cave National Park
Yellowstone National Park	Yosemite National Park


Last Modified Date:	7/22/2005

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 11/4/2025 9:11:54 AM

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