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Scientific Name
Saponaria officinalis
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Saponaria officinalis L.
Park
Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site (SAIR)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomPlantae
SubkingdomViridiplantae
Infrakingdom Streptophyta
Superdivision Embryophyta
DivisionTracheophyta
SubdivisionSpermatophytina
ClassMagnoliopsida
SuperorderCaryophyllanae
OrderCaryophyllales
FamilyCaryophyllaceae
GenusSaponaria
SpeciesSaponaria officinalis
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Species originally planted by the New England unit of the Herb Society of America, Inc. within the Iron Works House 17th century herb garden and currently maintained by park staff and volunteers.; Data Source: McDowell, Ruth B. Seventeenth Century New England Garden Herbs, Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site. Eastern National.
Nativeness
Non-native
Nativeness Notes
Nativity information from USDA Plants Database; Data Source: Gleason, Henry A. and Arthur Cronquist. 1991 Manual of Vascular Plants of Northeastern United States and Adjacent Canada. New York Botanical Garden. Page 126. Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable. In legacy NPSpecies Cultivation value was Not cultivated with comment: Species originally planted by the New England unit of the Herb Society of America, Inc. and currently maintained by park staff and volunteers.; Data Source: McDowell, Ruth B. Seventeenth Century New England Garden Herbs, Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site. Eastern National. In legacy NPSpecies Weedy value was Yes with comment: Weedy designation based upon APHIS, State, or NPS designation of plant as Noxious
Abundance
Unknown
Abundance Notes
Presently, the only known site of this species is within the Iron Works House 17th century herb garden.; Data Source: Park staff field observations.
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
2
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Daniel Noon
Created Date
6/20/2003 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
FWD
Last Modified Date
6/23/2005 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: McDowell, Ruth B. Seventeenth Century New England Garden Herbs, Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site. Eastern National.
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