Scientific Name
Saponaria officinalis
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Saponaria officinalis L.
Park
Gateway National Recreation Area (GATE)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Bouncing Bet, Soapwort
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Plantae |
| Subkingdom | Viridiplantae |
| Infrakingdom | Streptophyta |
| Superdivision | Embryophyta |
| Division | Tracheophyta |
| Subdivision | Spermatophytina |
| Class | Magnoliopsida |
| Superorder | Caryophyllanae |
| Order | Caryophyllales |
| Family | Caryophyllaceae |
| Genus | Saponaria |
| Species | Saponaria officinalis |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Stalter and Greller, 1988: Found at Sandy Hook,Floyd Bennett Field,FT Tilden; Stalter and Lamont, 2002: JBWR-Fields and roadsides./; Data Source: Stalter, 1988; Stalter, 2000; Stalter, 2002; Byer, 2002
Nativeness
Non-native
Nativeness Notes
Stalter and Lamont, 2002: Native to region but known to have been introduced to JBWR./; Data Source: Gleason and Cronquist, 1991; Byer, 2002
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: Data Source: Byer, 2002
In legacy NPSpecies Weedy value was Yes with comment: Byer, 2002-rough estimate that 1 acre has been impacted by this species./
Abundance
Uncommon
Abundance Notes
Stalter and Lamont, 2002: 5-15 estimated populations in JBWR./; Data Source: Stalter and Lamont, 2002
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
11
References
Vouchers
9
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Converted from non-NPSpecies format by I&M Office
Created Date
1/7/2005 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Converted from non-NPSpecies format by I&M Office
Last Modified Date
7/29/2008 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Byer, 2002; Chrysler, 1930; Ferriera, 1997; Stalter, 1988; Stalter, 2000; Stalter, 2002; Venezia, 1991, Accepted Detail: Byer, 2002
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