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soap plants
Plate 1 of 1. Edwards, Sydenham, 1769?-1819; Lindley, John, 1799-1865, no known copyright restrictions (public domain) · via iNaturalist

soap plants

Chlorogalum

The common names soap plant, soaproot and amole refer to the genus Chlorogalum. They are native to western North America, from Oregon to Baja California, and are mostly found in California. Common names of the genus and several species derive from their use as soap.

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3 branches of this genus, most-observed first

wavy-leafed soap plant

speciesChlorogalum pomeridianum

Red Hills soap plant

speciesChlorogalum grandiflorum

narrowleaf soap plant

speciesChlorogalum angustifolium

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 47598.