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not marked as a favorite taxon Spiraea latifolia (Aiton) Borkhausen. Common name: Broadleaf Meadowsweet. Phenology: Jun-Sep; Aug-Oct. Habitat: Bogs, seeps, and rock outcrops (glades) over amphibolite, greenstone, olivine, and granite. Distribution: NL (Newfoundland) west to MI, south to e. VA, w. NC, and n. GA.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Taxonomy Comments: Two taxa have sometimes been recognized (and at various ranks) within what is here treated as Spiraea latifolia (see synonymy): the "latifolia" entity and the "septentrionalis" entity (more northern but allegedly ranging south to w. VA).

Synonymy ⓘ: = G, Il, K4, Pa, S, Tat, Va, W, WV, Robertson (1974); = Spiraea alba Du Roi var. latifolia (Aiton) H.E.Ahles — C, Can, FNA9, GW2, Mi, NE, NY, RAB; > Spiraea latifolia (Aiton) Borkh.; > Spiraea latifolia (Aiton) Borkh. var. latifolia — F; > Spiraea latifolia (Aiton) Borkh. var. septentrionalis (Fernald) F.Seym. — F, Mi; < Spiraea salicifolia L. — S13; > Spiraea septentrionalis (Fernald) Á.Löve & D.Löve. Basionym: Spiraea salicifolia L. var. latifolia Aiton 1789

Links to other floras: = Spiraea alba var. latifolia - FNA9

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Wetland Indicator Status:

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

Heliophily ⓘ: 8

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image #1 of Spiraea latifolia© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Spiraea latifolia© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Spiraea latifolia© Bruce A. Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
image #6 of Spiraea latifolia© Alan Cressler: Spiraea latifolia, Mountain Bog, Avery County, North Carolina 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image #7 of Spiraea latifolia© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
image #8 of Spiraea latifolia© Alan Cressler: Spiraea alba var. latifolia, Buck Creek Serpentine Barrens, Nantahala National Forest, Clay County, North Carolina 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image #9 of Spiraea latifolia© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
image #11 of Spiraea latifolia© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷

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native range: eastern North America



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