Sorbaria sorbifolia

(Linnaeus) A. Braun

in P. F. A. Ascherson, Fl. Brandenburg 1: 177. 1860.

Common names: Sorbaire à feuilles de sorbier
IllustratedIntroduced
Basionym: Spiraea sorbifolia Linnaeus Sp. Pl. 1: 490. 1753
Synonyms: Sorbaria sorbifolia var. stellipila Maximowicz S. stellipila
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 9. Treatment on page 397. Mentioned on page 396.

Plants 10–30 dm. Leaves: blade 14–30 × 5–17 cm; leaflets (9–)11–21(–29), oblong-ovate to elliptic, (25–)35–75(–95) × (8–)12–20(–25) mm, abaxial surface glabrous or ± sparsely stipitate-stellate, adaxial with some simple hairs near margins, otherwise glabrous. Inflorescences (7–)10–15(–34) × (3–)4–7(–14) cm. Pedicels (and axes) usually puberulent, stipitate-glandular, less often stipitate-stellate. Flowers 10–14 mm diam. (anther tip to tip); hypanthium puberulent, hirtellous, stellate, or glabrous; sepals ovate to oblong-ovate, margins often glandular-serrate; petals ovate to orbiculate, 2.7–4.3 × 2.1–3.4 mm; stamens 20–35[–50], 2–6.5 mm (of variable length); ovaries sericeous, styles 1.3–3.5 mm. Follicles 4.5–6 mm, sericeous. 2n = 36.


Phenology: Flowering Jun–Jul.
Habitat: Roadsides, old fields, waste areas, overgrown forest margins
Elevation: 10–500 m

Distribution

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Introduced; Alta., Man., N.B., N.S., Ont., P.E.I., Que., Sask., Yukon, Conn., Ind., Iowa, Maine, Mass., Mich., Minn., N.H., N.J., N.Y., Ohio, Pa., R.I., Tenn., Vt., Va., Wash., W.Va., Wis., Asia (n China, Japan, Korea, Manchuria, e Siberia), introduced also in Europe.

Discussion

Sorbaria sorbifolia is cultivated in North America and Europe. The plants are always colonial and are capable of becoming adventive.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
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James Henrickson +
(Linnaeus) A. Braun +
Spiraea sorbifolia +
Sorbaire à feuilles de sorbier +
Alta. +, Man. +, N.B. +, N.S. +, Ont. +, P.E.I. +, Que. +, Sask. +, Yukon +, Conn. +, Ind. +, Iowa +, Maine +, Mass. +, Mich. +, Minn. +, N.H. +, N.J. +, N.Y. +, Ohio +, Pa. +, R.I. +, Tenn. +, Vt. +, Va. +, Wash. +, W.Va. +, Wis. +, Asia (n China +, Japan +, Korea +, Manchuria +, e Siberia) +  and introduced also in Europe. +
10–500 m +
Roadsides, old fields, waste areas, overgrown forest margins +
Flowering Jun–Jul. +
in P. F. A. Ascherson, Fl. Brandenburg +
Illustrated +  and Introduced +
Sorbaria sorbifolia var. stellipila +  and S. stellipila +
Sorbaria sorbifolia +
Sorbaria +
species +