PLANTS Profile for Spiraea betulifolia var. lucida (shinyleaf spirea)

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PLANTS Profile

Spiraea betulifolia Pall. var. lucida (Douglas ex Greene) C.L. Hitchc.
shinyleaf spirea

Symbol:

SPBEL

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Rosaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Shrub

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Photo of Spiraea betulifolia Pall. var. lucida (Douglas ex Greene) C.L. Hitchc.

Spiraea lucida

Tracey Slotta. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. United States, AK. Usage Requirements.

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Spiraea betulifolia Pall. var. lucida (Douglas ex Greene) C.L. Hitchc.

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Synonyms:
Spiraea betulifolia Pall. var. lucida (Douglas ex Greene) C.L. Hitchc.

	SPBEL2	Spiraea betulifolia Pall. ssp. lucida (Douglas ex Greene) Roy L. Taylor & MacBryde
	SPLU5	Spiraea lucida Douglas ex Greene

Distribution:
Spiraea betulifolia Pall. var. lucida (Douglas ex Greene) C.L. Hitchc.


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USA (ID, MN, MT, ND, OR, SD, WA, WY), CAN (AB, BC, SK)

Related Taxa:
Spiraea betulifolia Pall. var. lucida (Douglas ex Greene) C.L. Hitchc.

View 72 genera in Rosaceae, 31 species in Spiraea, 2 varieties in Spiraea betulifolia Pall.

Classification:
Spiraea betulifolia Pall. var. lucida (Douglas ex Greene) C.L. Hitchc.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Rosales
Family	Rosaceae – Rose family
Genus	Spiraea L. – spirea
Species	Spiraea betulifolia Pall. – white spirea
Variety	Spiraea betulifolia Pall. var. lucida (Douglas ex Greene) C.L. Hitchc. – shinyleaf spirea

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Spiraea betulifolia Pall. var. lucida (Douglas ex Greene) C.L. Hitchc.

The related entity italicized and indented below is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Pennsylvania:
Spiraea betulifolia
dwarf spiraea		Threatened

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Spiraea betulifolia Pall. var. lucida (Douglas ex Greene) C.L. Hitchc.

Spiraea betulifolia:

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FAC-?

FAC*

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Spiraea betulifolia Pall. var. lucida (Douglas ex Greene) C.L. Hitchc.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 530514.

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

Time Generated: 05/21/2013 10:08 AM CDT