Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Rosales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Spiraea latifolia
FAMILY
Rosaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Broadleaf Meadowsweet at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Spiraea alba var. latifolia
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Spiraea latifolia
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2015)
Spiraea latifolia
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2015)
Spiraea septentrionalis
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 9 (2014)
Spiraea alba var. latifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-15-001b:
Spiraea alba var. latifolia FAMILY Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Spiraea latifolia
COMMON NAME:
Broadleaf Meadowsweet
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_spla2_001_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm090923_033
September Hancock County ME
Acadia National Park
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JK Marlow jkm090924_116
September Hancock County ME
Acadia National Park
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JK Marlow jkm090924_123
September Hancock County ME
Acadia National Park
Inflorescence a much-branched panicle, its branches glabrous, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm090924_125
September Hancock County ME
Acadia National Park
Oblanceolate, broad, glabrous leaves, per Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989).
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JK Marlow jkm130905_785
September Washington County ME
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JK Marlow jkm130905_788
September Washington County ME
Capsule smooth, glossy, 2-3mm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm130905_791
September Washington County ME
Twigs lined, red-brown; leaves coarsely toothed, usually over 15mm wide, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Spiraea latifolia
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Spiraea alba var. latifolia
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Spiraea latifolia
INCLUDING
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2015)
Spiraea latifolia
INCLUDING
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2015)
Spiraea septentrionalis
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 9
Spiraea alba var. latifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-15-001b:
Spiraea alba var. latifolia
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Spiraea latifolia
3027
Shrub
Perennial
Habitat: bogs, seeps, and rock outcrops (glades) over amphibolite, greenstone, olivine, and granite, 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/Fall
White
(rarely pale pink)
Radially symmetrical
5 united sepals
5 petals
15-20 stamens
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Aggregate of 5 follicles
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- How to Recognize Shrubs (Grimm, 1966) p124
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p071
- Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007) p375
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p337
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