Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Rosales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Spiraea alba
FAMILY
Rosaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Narrowleaf Meadowsweet at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Spiraea alba var. alba
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Narrowleaf
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Spiraea alba var. alba
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Spiraea alba var. alba
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-15-001a:
Spiraea alba var. alba FAMILY Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Narrowleaf
COMMON NAME:
Narrowleaf Meadowsweet, Pipestem
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JK Marlow jkm0407l_01
July Jackson County NC
Roadside/creekside
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JK Marlow jkm080705_075
July Jackson County NC
Roadside/creekside
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JK Marlow jkm080705_075b
July Jackson County NC
Roadside/creekside
Inflorescence a much-branched panicle, its branches canescent, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm080705_085
July Jackson County NC
Roadside/creekside
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JK Marlow jkm080705_102
July Jackson County NC
Roadside/creekside
Twigs yellow-brown or light brown, angled or lined beow leaf scars, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).
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JK Marlow s080705_g
July Jackson County NC
Creekside/Riverside
Leaves 3-5(-8) X as long as wide, finely and sharply toothed, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm0311c_26
November Jackson County NC
Roadside/creekside
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Spiraea alba
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Spiraea alba var. alba
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Narrowleaf
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Spiraea alba var. alba
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Spiraea alba var. alba
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-15-001a:
Spiraea alba var. alba
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Narrowleaf
1453
Shrub
Perennial
Habitat: bogs, boggy streambanks, seepages, per Weakley's Flora
Native to North Carolina
Rare
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LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
White
(rarely pale pink)
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
5 united sepals
5 petals
15-20 stamens
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Aggregate of 5 follicles
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p071
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977) p310
- Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance) p33
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p337