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Vaccaria hispanica (Mill.) Rauschert
cow soapwort

       
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Photo of Vaccaria hispanica (Mill.) Rauschert
Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. Turkey. Usage Requirements.
 
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Vaccaria hispanica (Mill.) Rauschert

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Synonyms:
Vaccaria hispanica (Mill.) Rauschert

  SAVA4 Saponaria vaccaria L.
  VAPY Vaccaria pyramidata Medik.
  VASE4 Vaccaria segetalis Garcke ex Asch.
  VAVA2 Vaccaria vaccaria (L.) Britton
  VAVU2 Vaccaria vulgaris Host
 

Distribution:
Vaccaria hispanica (Mill.) Rauschert

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, NS, ON, QC, SK, YT)
 

Related Taxa:
Vaccaria hispanica (Mill.) Rauschert

View 42 genera in Caryophyllaceae, 1 species in Vaccaria
 

Classification:
Vaccaria hispanica (Mill.) Rauschert

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Caryophyllidae
Order Caryophyllales
Family Caryophyllaceae – Pink family
Genus Vaccaria von Wolf – soapwort
Species Vaccaria hispanica (Mill.) Rauschert – cow soapwort
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Vaccaria hispanica (Mill.) Rauschert

Vaccaria pyramidata
cow soapwort
cowcockle
cowherb

The related entities and synonyms italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

SWSS        Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.
WSWS        Whitson, T.D. (ed.) et al. 1996. Weeds of the West. Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming. 630pp.
 

Introduced Information:
Vaccaria hispanica (Mill.) Rauschert

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Vaccaria hispanica (Mill.) Rauschert

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 505628.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 
 
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