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Saponaria ocymoides - Rock soapwort
Valenciano: Alfàbega borda
Castellano: Falsa alfabrega
Very branched plant with hairy, ground-hugging stems and broad, opposite, lanceolate
leaves at the bottom and narrow leaves at the top. Flower stems branched and
hairy with flowers in loose bunches. Pink/purple petals, typically asymmetrically
arranged on cylindrical calyx. The genus "Saponaria" is so named because
the roots were used to make soap.
Flowers April to June