Narrowleaf Meadowsweet (Spiraea alba) Du Roi, 1772

 

Synonyms: Spiraea ciliata, Spiraea cuneifolia, Spiraea lancifolia, Spiraea latifolia, Spiraea salicifolia var. lanceolata, Spiraea salicifolia var. linearis, Spiraea salicifolia var. paniculata, Spiraea tomentosa var. alba (see The Plant List for more synonyms), white meadowsweet

 

 

Spiraea alba is found in temperate North America east of the Rocky Mountains, from Alberta to Newfoundland, and south to Missouri and North Carolina; introduced in Europe. It grows in forest gaps and edges, woodlands, meadows, fens, riparian habitats, and old fields; 0-1,500 m. Shrubs, 1-2 m in height; stems erect, unbranched. Leaves are yellow-green, glabrous, lanceolate to obovate, margins finely to coarsely serrate. Inflorescences are terminal, pyramidal panicles, 5-20 cm long; flowers are 3-8 mm in diameter; 5 white or light pink, fragrant petals. Fruit is a cluster of 4-6 follicles (pods). S. alba flowers in June-September.

 

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