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Spiraea

not marked as a favorite taxon *Spiraea japonica Linnaeus f.. Common name: Japanese Spiraea. Phenology: May-Aug; Jul-Aug. Habitat: Roadsides, woodland borders, old home-sites, bogs, alluvial forests. Distribution: Native of Japan and China.

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Origin/Endemic status: E. and se. Asia

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, F, FNA9, G, Il, Mi, Mo3, NY, Pa, RAB, Tn, Va, W, WV, Robertson (1974); = n/a — Tat; > Spiraea japonica L.f. var. fortunei (Planch.) Rehder — K4, NE. Basionym: Spiraea japonica L.f. 1781 [1782]

Links to other floras: = Spiraea japonica - FNA9

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU
  • Midwest: UPL
  • Northcentral & Northeast: UPL

Heliophily ⓘ: 5

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native range: China, Korea & Japan



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