Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Rosales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Spiraea tomentosa
FAMILY
Rosaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Spiraea tomentosa
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Spiraea tomentosa
INCLUDING Flora of North America
Spiraea tomentosa var. rosea
INCLUDING Flora of North America
Spiraea tomentosa var. tomentosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-15-002:
Spiraea tomentosa FAMILY Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Spiraea tomentosa
COMMON NAME:
Hardhack, Steeplebush, Rosy Meadowsweet
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JK Marlow jkm210807_2472
August Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
Leaf undersides light brownish-woolly with conspicuous veins, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
JK Marlow jkm210807_2593
August Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
A sparsely branched, low shrub, about 3' tall, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
JK Marlow jkm210807_2595b
August Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
Flowers 0.12-0.25" across, with reflexed sepals, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
JK Marlow jkm210807_2596
August Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
The steeple-shaped inflorescence gives the plant its name, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
Ron Lance rwl_spiraeatomentosab3
August Jackson County NC
High Hampton Inn
Leaves 1-2" long, toothed, elliptic, tapering at both ends, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Spiraea tomentosa
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Spiraea tomentosa
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Spiraea tomentosa
INCLUDING
Flora of North America
Spiraea tomentosa var. rosea
INCLUDING
Flora of North America
Spiraea tomentosa var. tomentosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-15-002:
Spiraea tomentosa
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Spiraea tomentosa