▁was ▁noted , ▁but ▁its ▁population ▁was ▁not ▁reported . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : Pop ulated ▁places ▁in ▁Man uj an ▁County <0x0A> </s> ▁S ap on aria ▁is ▁a ▁genus ▁of ▁flow ering ▁plants ▁in ▁the ▁family ▁C ary oph yl lace ae . ▁They ▁are ▁ ▁native ▁to ▁Europe ▁and ▁Asia , ▁and ▁are ▁commonly ▁known ▁as ▁soap wort s . ▁ ▁They ▁are ▁her b ace ous ▁per enn ial s ▁and ▁annual s , ▁some ▁with ▁wo ody ▁bases . ▁The ▁flowers ▁are ▁abund ant , ▁five - pet alled ▁and ▁usually ▁in ▁sh ades ▁of ▁p ink ▁or ▁white . ▁ ▁The ▁most ▁familiar ▁species ▁might ▁be ▁common ▁soap wort ▁( S . ▁offic inal is ), ▁which ▁is ▁native ▁to ▁E uras ia ▁but ▁is ▁known ▁in ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁world ▁as ▁an ▁introduced ▁species , ▁often ▁a ▁we ed , ▁and ▁sometimes ▁a ▁cultiv ated ▁orn amental ▁plant . ▁The ▁genus ▁name ▁S ap on aria ▁der ives ▁from ▁the ▁Latin ▁sap o ▁(" soap ") ▁and ▁- aria ▁(" per tain ing ▁to "), ▁and ▁at ▁least ▁one ▁species , ▁S . ▁offic inal is , ▁has ▁been ▁used ▁to ▁make ▁soap . ▁It ▁contains ▁sap on ins , ▁and ▁a ▁liquid ▁soap ▁could ▁be ▁produced ▁by ▁so aking ▁the ▁leaves ▁in ▁water . ▁This ▁soap ▁is ▁still ▁used ▁to ▁clean ▁del icate ▁ant ique ▁t apest ries . ▁ ▁The ▁genus ▁is ▁closely ▁related ▁to ▁Ly chn is ▁and ▁Sil ene , ▁being