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Saponaria (Soapwort genus)
Life
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About 20 species,
native to southern Europe and southwestern Asia. One species is
naturalised, and two species are
cultivated in southern Africa.
Species naturalised in southern Africa
List from
Plants
of Southern Africa - an Online Checklist (SANBI).
Species cultivated in southern Africa
List from Glen (2002).
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Saponaria cerastioides
Native to Central Asia. |
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Saponaria ocymoides
Native to southern Europe. |
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