Saponaria ocymoides

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Saponaria ocymoides L., Sp. Pl.: 409 (1753).

Homotypic
- Saponaria ocymifolia Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 302 (1796), nom. superfl.
- Bootia ocymoides (L.) Neck. ex Rchb., Icon. Fl. Germ. Helv. 5: 41 (1842).
- Spanizium ocymoides (L.) Griseb., Spic. Fl. Rumel. 1: 180 (1843).
- Lychnis ocymoides (L.) Jess., Deut. Excurs.-Fl.: 279 (1879).
- Silene ocymoides (L.) E.H.L.Krause in J.W.Sturm, Deutschl. Fl. Abbild., ed. 2. 5: 118 (1901).

Native distribution areas:
Europe Middle Europe Austria, Germany, Switzerland. Southwestern Europe Corse, France, Sardegna, Spain. Southeastern Europe Italy, former Yugoslavia. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Tutin, T.G., Burges, N.A., Chater, A.O., Edmondson, J.R., Heywood, V.H., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (eds.) 1993. Flora Europaea. Volume 1: Psilotaceae to Platanaceae. 2nd edition, xlvi + 581 pp., Cambridge University Press, Cambridge (UK) / New York / Melbourne, ISBN 0-521-41007-X. Reference page.

Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2025. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Saponaria ocymoides. Accessed: 2025 December 02.
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Hassler, M. 2024. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Saponaria ocymoides. Accessed: 22 January 2024. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2024. Saponaria ocymoides. Published online. Accessed: 22 January 2024. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2025. Saponaria ocymoides. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 02 December 2025. Reference page.