Bouncing Bet, Soapwort

Bouncing Bet, Soapwort

Sap from this common plant will lather in waterlike soap. It is poisonous if ingested. The fragrant flowers have five white to pinkish showy petals, each notched and reflexed, which form into close clusters in the axils of the leaves and at the tip of th

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Caroline R. Dean
Format: Electronic
Published: Auburn University Libraries
Subjects:
Wildflower photographs
Online Access:http://content.lib.auburn.edu/u?/flora,10
format Electronic
collection Caroline Dean Wildflower Collection
building Auburn University Digital Library
publisher Auburn University Libraries
topic Wildflower photographs
spellingShingle Wildflower photographs
Bouncing Bet, Soapwort
Caroline R. Dean
fulltopic Wildflower photographs
Saponaria officinalis
Geography & Environment -- Natural Environment -- Living Things; Arts & Literature -- Photography
description Sap from this common plant will lather in waterlike soap. It is poisonous if ingested. The fragrant flowers have five white to pinkish showy petals, each notched and reflexed, which form into close clusters in the axils of the leaves and at the tip of th
spelling Bouncing Bet, SoapwortSaponaria officinalisSap from this common plant will lather in waterlike soap. It is poisonous if ingested. The fragrant flowers have five white to pinkish showy petals, each notched and reflexed, which form into close clusters in the axils of the leaves and at the tip of thCaroline R. DeanRobert A. Dean340CaryophyllaceaeGeography & Environment -- Natural Environment -- Living Things; Arts & Literature -- PhotographyRights to the images in this collection are owned by the estate of Caroline R. Dean. Please direct questions concerning use or reproduction to the Auburn University Digital Library at coatemi@auburn.edu.http://cdm17353.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/flora/id/10
title Bouncing Bet, Soapwort
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