Caryophyllaceae
Rock soapwort
Saponaria ocymoides
- Family
- Caryophyllaceae
- Genus
- Saponaria
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Common names
By language (17)
- Catalan
- Falsa alfàbrega, Sabonera petita
- Chinese
- 罗勒石碱花, 羅勒石碱花, 岩生肥皂草
- Czech
- Mydlice bazalkovitá
- Dutch
- Muurzeepkruid, Rotszeepkruid
- English
- Rock soapwort
- Finnish
- Kivikkosuopayrtti
- French
- Saponaire de Montpellier, Saponaire rose
- German
- Rot-Seifenkraut, Rotes Seifenkraut, Kleines Seifenkraut, Rotseifenkraut
- hsb
- Čerwjena mydlica
- Hungarian
- Gyepes szappanfű
- Japanese
- ツルコザクラ
- Macedonian
- Црвена сапуника
- Polish
- Mydlnica bazyliowata
- Slovenian
- Rdeča milnica
- Spanish
- Albahaca montesina, Estrado de los dioses, Jabonera de roca, Jabonera roja
- Swedish
- Liten såpnejlika
- Welsh
- Sebonllys y graig
Synonyms
- Bootia ocymoides Neck. ex Rchb.
- Saponaria alsinoides Viv.
- Saponaria ocymoides subsp. alsinoides (Viv.) Arcang.
- Spanizium ocymioides Griseb.
Flowers
- In flower
- April to June (from 1,824 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: TheRaffe, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Emanuele Santarelli, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Matteo Martini, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jason Grant, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Mari, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Hectonichus, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Étienne Lacroix-Carignan, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Hectonichus, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Eiku, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Felicia Seichter, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Eiku, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.