Spiraea latifolia (Aiton) Borkhausen. Broadleaf Meadowsweet. Phen: Jun-Sep; Aug-Oct. Hab: Bogs, seeps, and rock outcrops (glades) over amphibolite, greenstone, olivine, and granite. Dist: NL (Newfoundland) west to MI, south to e. VA, w. NC, and n. GA.
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, FNA9, GW2, Mi, NE, NY, RAB; > Spiraea latifolia (Aiton) Borkh. – K3; > 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 – K3
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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