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Common soapwort

Saponaria officinalis

Photo by Behn
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Field Notes

Habitat:

Sandy riverside

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
AmberLundeen
Looks like Bouncing Bet -Saponaria officinalis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Soapwort
Behn
hmm, one description states that plants in the pink family (which silene is a part of) have flowers whose "petals are fringed or deeply cleft at the end". This petals don't seem to fit that description to me.

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PublishedSeptember 5, 2011

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