Saponaria ocymoides
Saponaria ocymoides (Caryophyllaceae) 101 20
Saponaria ocymoides (rock soapwort or tumbling Ted) is a species of semi-evergreen perennial flowering plants belonging to the family Caryophyllaceae, native to southwestern and southern central Europe.
This species ranges from the mountains of Spain to Corsica, Sardinia and Slovenia, from the Apennines to the Alps. It grows in rocky and stony places, dry slopes and forests (especially pine forests). It prefers calcareous (alkaline) soils, at an altitude of up to 1,500 meters, rarely up to 2,400 meters.
Reaching a height of 10–40 centimeters, the stem is prostrate to ascending, woody, reddish, quite hairy and very branched. The leaves are ovate to lanceolate, sessile and hair. The five-petalled flowers are arranged in groups at the ends of branches. They have red or pink (rarely white) petals and blue anthers. The flowering period extends from May to August in the Northern Hemisphere. The fruit is an ovoid capsule.
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Saponaria ocymoides
Saponaria ocymoides (Caryophyllaceae) 101 20
Saponaria ocymoides (rock soapwort or tumbling Ted) is a species of semi-evergreen perennial flowering plants belonging to the family Caryophyllaceae, native to southwestern and southern central Europe.
This species ranges from the mountains of Spain to Corsica, Sardinia and Slovenia, from the Apennines to the Alps. It grows in rocky and stony places, dry slopes and forests (especially pine forests). It prefers calcareous (alkaline) soils, at an altitude of up to 1,500 meters, rarely up to 2,400 meters.
Reaching a height of 10–40 centimeters, the stem is prostrate to ascending, woody, reddish, quite hairy and very branched. The leaves are ovate to lanceolate, sessile and hair. The five-petalled flowers are arranged in groups at the ends of branches. They have red or pink (rarely white) petals and blue anthers. The flowering period extends from May to August in the Northern Hemisphere. The fruit is an ovoid capsule.
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