Spiraea splendens
| Spiraea splendens | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Spiraea |
| Species: | S. splendens |
| Binomial name | |
| Spiraea splendens Baumann ex K. Koch | |
| Synonyms[1][2][3] | |
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Spiraea splendens is a shrub of the Rose Family (Rosaceae) native to the western mountains of North America, from California to British Columbia, commonly known as dense-flowered spiraea, rose meadowsweet,[4] rosy spiraea, subalpine spiraea,[4] and mountain spiraea.[5][6] It is commonly found at elevations between 2,000 and 11,000 feet on inland mountain ranges.[5] The plant is adapted to cold, moist, rocky slopes, subalpine forests and meadows.[5]
It is a woody shrub rarely reaching a meter in height. It has light green toothed leaves which turn yellow as cold weather approaches. The plant bears fragrant, fuzzy pom-poms of bright rosy pink flowers in the summer. The fruit is a tiny dry pod, no more than one eighth of an inch in length.
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- ↑ USDA Plants Profile for S. splendens var. splendens
- ↑ USDA Plants Profile for S. splendens var. rosea
- ↑ The International Plant Names Index
- 1 2 Klinkenberg, Brian. (Editor) (2014). "Spiraea splendens". E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Plants of British Columbia [eflora.bc.ca]. Lab for Advanced Spatial Analysis, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia, Vancouver. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- 1 2 3 Sullivan, Steven. K. (2013). "Spiraea splendens". Wildflower Search. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- ↑ Sierra Nevada Wildflowers, Karen Wiese, 2nd ed, 2013, p 89
References
Casebeer, M. (2004). Discover California Shrubs. Sonora, California: Hooker Press. ISBN 0-9665463-1-8