Caryophyllaceae Juss.
Saponaria officinalis L. , legitimate, scientific
Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 1: 408 [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "Habitat in Europa media."
Ewart, A.J. (1908), Contributions to the Flora of Australia No. VIII. The Victorian Naturalist 24(12): 194 [secondary reference]
Burbidge, N.T. & Gray, M. (1970), Flora of the Australian Capital Territory: 170, Fig. 159. [secondary reference]
common name: Soapwort [n/a]
Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1975), Angiospermae: Ranunculaceae to Myrtaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania Edn. 2, 1: 67 [secondary reference]
common name: Bouncing Bet [n/a] common name: Soapwort [n/a]
Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 98 [secondary reference]
Doust, A. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1990), Caryophyllaceae. Flora of New South Wales 1: 268 [secondary reference]
common name: Soapwort [n/a]
Adams, L.G. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1996), Caryophyllaceae. Flora of Victoria 3: 268, Fig. 52c-d [secondary reference]
common name: Common Soapwort [n/a]
Doust, A. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2000), Caryophyllaceae. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 1: 268 [secondary reference]
common name: Soapwort [n/a]
National Herbarium of New South Wales (2009), PlantNET Flora of New South Wales Online: - APC [secondary reference]
common name: Bouncing Bet [n/a] common name: Soapwort [n/a]
  • APC Dist.: NSW (naturalised), ACT (naturalised), Vic (naturalised), Tas (naturalised)
de Salas, M.F. & Baker, M.L. (2016), Tasmanian vascular plant census. A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 30 [secondary reference]