Saponaria

Saponaria
Saponaria ocymoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Saponaria
L. (1753)
Synonyms
  • Bootia Neck. (1768), nom. illeg.
  • Pleioneura Rech.f. (1951)
  • Proteinia (Ser.) Rchb. (1841)
  • Smegmathamnium Fenzl ex Rchb. (1844)
  • Spanizium Griseb. (1843)

Saponaria (commonly known as soapworts) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Caryophyllaceae. It is usually characterized by pink or white flowers.

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