Family: Caryophyllaceae Genus: SaponariaSpecies description: Perennial. Stems 30-90 cm, erect, usually glabrous, simple or brached above. Leaves ovate to ovate-lanceolate, 3-veined, acute. Inflorscence condensed, with oppiste branches bearing few-flowerd dichasia. Flowers large shortly pedicellate, usually flesh-coloured. Calyx c.20 mm, glabrous or rarely hairy, green or reddish; teeth triangular, acute. Limp of petal c. 10 mm, moreor less entire.
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Distribution: Europe from Belium, N.Germany and C.Russia southwards; frequently cultivated, often as a variant flore pleno, and naturalized in maybe places in the north. Al Au Be Bl Bu Co Cr Cz Ga Gr He Hs Hu It Lu Po Rm Rs(C, W, K, E) Sa Si Tu [*Br Da Fe Hb No *Rs(B) Su] (=> Ho) Found: S.Spain: Rio Tietar Date: 20-7-1979 Flora Europea: Literatuur:Notes:
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