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- Group 1Lycophytes, Monilophytes
- Group 2Gymnosperms
- Group 3Monocots
- Group 4Woody angiosperms with opposite or whorled leaves
- Group 5Woody angiosperms with alternate leaves
- Group 6Herbaceous angiosperms with inferior ovaries
- Group 7Herbaceous angiosperms with superior ovaries and zygomorphic flowers
- Group 8Herbaceous angiosperms with superior ovaries, actinomorphic flowers, and 2 or more distinct carpels
- Group 9Herbaceous angiosperms with superior ovaries, actinomorphic flowers, connate petals, and a solitary carpel or 2 or more connate carpels
- Group 10Herbaceous angiosperms with superior ovaries, actinomorphic flowers, distinct petals or the petals lacking, and 2 or more connate carpels
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- Caryophyllaceae
- Saponaria
Saponaria
See list of 3 species in this genus-
1a. Plants cespitose; stems 1-flowered
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1b. Plants not cespitose; stems usually many-flowered
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2a. Plants upright, 30–90 cm tall; calyx 15–25 mm long; capsule 10–20 mm
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2b. Plants trailing, procumbent, or ascending, 5–25 cm tall; calyx 7–12 mm long; capsule 6–8 mm long
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Show photos of: Each photo represents one species in this genus.