Saponaria
Sign in to saveSaponaria (commonly known as soapworts) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Caryophyllaceae. It is usually characterized by pink or white flowers.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderCaryophyllales
- FamilyCaryophyllaceae
Native toAfghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Austria, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Corse, Cyprus
via GBIF · Kew POWO
Research
545 papers- Saporin from Saponaria officinalis as a Tool for Experimental Research, Modeling, and Therapy in Neuroscience.Toxins · 2020
- Saponins from Quillaja saponaria and Quillaja brasiliensis: Particular Chemical Characteristics and Biological Activities.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2019
- The Matrix-M™ adjuvant: A critical component of vaccines for the 21(st) century.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2023
- Saponaria officinalis saponins as a factor increasing permeability of Candida yeasts' biomembrane.World journal of microbiology & biotechnology · 2024
- Antiviral Effects of Quillaja saponaria Extracts Against Human Noroviral Surrogates.Food and environmental virology · 2023
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Caryophyllaceae
- Image
- Saponaria officinalis Castelltallat 12.05.07.JPG
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Article
8 sectionsContents
- Description
- Taxonomy
- Species
- Etymology
- Ecology
- Uses
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Saponaria (commonly known as soapworts) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Caryophyllaceae. It is usually characterized by pink or white flowers.
==Description== The plants are herbaceous perennials and annuals, some with woody bases. The flowers are abundant, five-petalled and usually in shades of pink or white.