Saponaria officinalis L.
(Soapwort)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSaponaria officinalis (Soapwort)
GenusSaponaria (soapworts)
FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE (chickweeds, stitchworts and campions, carnation)
OrderCARYOPHYLLALES (pinks, goosefoots and docks)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Saponaria officinalis (Soapwort) :
1: Saponaria officinalis (Soapwort)
19 Oct 2008 OSGR: ST25 51° 20’ N, 3° 0’ W Vice County: North Somerset (VC 6) England
single-flowered form
Image 1: Flower - face view - close-up - pale backgroundImage 2: Flowering stem - side viewImage 3: Flowering stem - side view (2)Image 4: Flowering stem - side view (3)Image 5: FlowersImage 6: Flowers - face views - close-up - pale backgroundImage 7: Flowers - side views - close-up - pale backgroundImage 8: Flowers - side views - close-up - pale background (2)

Saponaria officinalis (Soapwort) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Saponaria officinalis (Soapwort)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 5 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Saponaria officinalis (Soapwort)
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