| Common Name |
Wavyleaf Soap Plant, Soap Plant, Soaproot, Dwarf
Soaproot, Amole Lily |
| Latin Name |
Chlorogalum pomeridianum |
| Family |
Liliaceae |
| Sunset zones / USDA zones |
/ 6-10 |
| Type / Form |
Shrub / Small |
| Native Habitat |
Desert and mountain slopes and grasslands from 0 to
5,000 feet |
| Soil |
Dry, decomposed granite, sand, clay loam low in organic
content, well drained |
| Water |
Once per month |
| Exposure |
Full sun |
| Height X Width |
To 3 feet |
| Protective Mechanism |
Toxic saponins in leaves |
| Leaves |
Green, deciduous |
| Flowers |
Summer white lilies, dies out in late summer |
| Bark / Roots |
/ Bulb |
| Maintenance |
Low |
| Propagation |
Seeds |
| Pests and diseases |
|
| Landscape uses |
Low maintenance, foliage accent, specimen, cut flowers |
| Garden Suitability |
Mountain, Thornless, Ethnobotanical |
| Ornamental Value |
Summer white lilies, dies out in late summer |
| Nature Value |
Not significant |
| Native American Uses |
Bulb used to make soap and glue, dried bulb used as hair
brush, leaves and bulb cooked and eaten, saponins function as antiseptic
wash for dandruff, lice, and sores, used as a fishing poison |
| Links |
|
| Images and data |
http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/forb/chlpom/all.html |
| Images and data |
https://www.anniesannuals.com/signs/b%20-%20c/chlorogalum_pomeridianum_sp.htm |
| Images and data |
http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=CHPO3 |
| Images and data |
http://www.ubcbotanicalgarden.org/potd/2010/07/chlorogalum_pomeridianum.php |
| Images and data |
http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Chlorogalum+pomeridianum |
| Images and data |
http://waynesword.palomar.edu/pldec198.htm |
| Images and data |
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/1387/ |
| Images and data |
http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=2006 |
| Images and data |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chlorogalum_pomeridianum |
| Data |
http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=220002810 |
| Nursery, images, and data |
http://www.laspilitas.com/plants/196.htm |
| Nursery, images, and data |
http://www.cnplx.info/nplx/species?taxon=Chlorogalum+pomeridianum |
| Images |
http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Chlorogalum+pomeridianum |
| Distribution |
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=CHPO3 |
