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Spiraea L.
spirea
       
Symbol:   SPIRA  
Group:   Dicot  
Family:   Rosaceae  
Duration:    
Growth Habit:    
Native Status:  
None



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©G.A. Cooper. Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution, Department of Systematic Biology-Botany. United States, CA, Berkeley, Tilden Regional Park. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires permission of the copyright holder.
 
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Spiraea L.

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Distribution:
Spiraea L.

 
Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AK, AL, AR, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NH, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT), FRA (SPM)
 

Related Taxa:
Spiraea L.

View 72 genera in Rosaceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Spiraea alba Du Roi. . Image Available.
Spiraea alba
white meadowsweet
Distribution of Spiraea albiflora (Miq.) Zabel. .
Spiraea albiflora
Distribution of Spiraea ×arguta Zabel. .
Spiraea ×arguta
garland spiraea
Distribution of Spiraea betulifolia Pall.. . Image Available.
Spiraea betulifolia
white spirea
Distribution of Spiraea ×billiardii Hérincq (pro sp.) [douglasii × salicifolia]. .
Spiraea ×billiardii
Distribution of Spiraea ×bumalda Burven [albiflora × japonica]. .
Spiraea ×bumalda
Japanese spiraea
Distribution of Spiraea cantoniensis Lour.. .
Spiraea cantoniensis
Reeves' meadowsweet
Distribution of Spiraea chamaedryfolia L.. .
Spiraea chamaedryfolia
Germander meadowsweet
Distribution of Spiraea douglasii Hook.. . Image Available.
Spiraea douglasii
rose spirea
Distribution of Spiraea flexuosa Fisch. ex Cambess.. .
Spiraea flexuosa
Distribution of Spiraea gemmata Zabel. .
Spiraea gemmata
Distribution of Spiraea ×hitchcockii Hess & Stoynoff [douglasii × splendens]. .
Spiraea ×hitchcockii
Distribution of Spiraea hypericifolia L.. . Image Available.
Spiraea hypericifolia
Iberian spirea
Distribution of Spiraea japonica L. f.. . Image Available.
Spiraea japonica
Japanese meadowsweet
Distribution of Spiraea media Schmidt. .
Spiraea media
Distribution of Spiraea nipponica Maxim.. .
Spiraea nipponica
Distribution of Spiraea prunifolia Siebold & Zucc.. .
Spiraea prunifolia
bridalwreath spirea
Distribution of Spiraea ×pyramidata Greene (pro sp.) [betulifolia × douglasii]. . Image Available.
Spiraea ×pyramidata
Distribution of Spiraea salicifolia L.. . Image Available.
Spiraea salicifolia
willowleaf meadowsweet
Distribution of Spiraea sargentiana Rehder. .
Spiraea sargentiana
Distribution of Spiraea septentrionalis (Fernald) Á. Löve & D. Löve. .
Spiraea septentrionalis
northern meadowsweet
Distribution of Spiraea splendens Baumann ex K. Koch. .
Spiraea splendens
rose meadowsweet
Distribution of Spiraea stevenii (C.K. Schneid.) Rydb.. . Image Available.
Spiraea stevenii
beauverd spirea
Distribution of Spiraea ×subcanescens Rydb. (pro sp.) [alba × tomentosa]. .
Spiraea ×subcanescens
Distribution of Spiraea thunbergii Siebold ex Blume. . Image Available.
Spiraea thunbergii
Thunberg's meadowsweet
Distribution of Spiraea tomentosa L.. . Image Available.
Spiraea tomentosa
steeplebush
Distribution of Spiraea trichocarpa Nakai. .
Spiraea trichocarpa
Distribution of Spiraea trilobata L.. .
Spiraea trilobata
Asian meadowsweet
Distribution of Spiraea ×vanhouttei (Briot) Carrière [cantoniensis × trilobata]. . Image Available.
Spiraea ×vanhouttei
Distribution of Spiraea virginiana Britton. . Image Available.
Spiraea virginiana
Virginia meadowsweet
Distribution of Spiraea wilsonii Duthie. .
Spiraea wilsonii
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Spiraea L.

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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
 

More Accounts and Images:
Spiraea L.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 25328.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).
 
 
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