NameThatPlant.net: Spiraea virginiana

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Rosales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Spiraea virginiana FAMILY Rosaceae Go to FSUS key

Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

Read more about Virginia Spiraea at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Spiraea virginiana FAMILY Rosaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-15-005:

Spiraea virginiana FAMILY Rosaceae

COMMON NAME:
Virginia Spiraea, Appalachian Spiraea, Virginia Meadowsweet

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Spiraea virginiana FAMILY Rosaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Spiraea virginiana FAMILY Rosaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-15-005:
Spiraea virginiana FAMILY Rosaceae

2606

Shrub
Perennial

Habitat: Riverbanks, riverside shrub thickets, where occasionally flood-scoured, per Weakley's Flora

Native to North Carolina & Georgia

Rare

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate

FLOWER:
Summer
White (rarely pink)
Radially symmetrical
5 sepals
5 petals
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Aggregate of 5 follicles

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