Spiraea tomentosa var. rosea

(Rafinesque) Fernald

Rhodora 14: 190. 1912.

Endemic
Basionym: Spiraea rosea Rafinesque New Fl. 3: 62. 1838 (as Spirea)
Synonyms: S. ferruginea Rafinesque
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 9. Treatment on page 403.

Inflorescences 150–10,000-flowered, flowers or fruits 6–11 per cm of branches. Pedicels 0.5–1.5 mm.


Phenology: Flowering Jul–Sep; fruiting late Aug–Oct.
Habitat: Wetlands, poor fens, wet meadows, bogs, woodland borders with moist acidic soil
Elevation: 0–1500 m

Distribution

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N.B., Ont., P.E.I., Que., Ala., Ark., Ga., Ill., Ind., Kans., Ky., La., Md., Mich., Minn., Miss., Mo., N.J., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Oreg., Pa., S.C., Tenn., Vt., Va., W.Va., Wis.

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
Richard Lis +
(Rafinesque) Fernald +
Spiraea rosea +
N.B. +, Ont. +, P.E.I. +, Que. +, Ala. +, Ark. +, Ga. +, Ill. +, Ind. +, Kans. +, Ky. +, La. +, Md. +, Mich. +, Minn. +, Miss. +, Mo. +, N.J. +, N.Y. +, N.C. +, Ohio +, Oreg. +, Pa. +, S.C. +, Tenn. +, Vt. +, Va. +, W.Va. +  and Wis. +
0–1500 m +
Wetlands, poor fens, wet meadows, bogs, woodland borders with moist acidic soil +
Flowering Jul–Sep +  and fruiting late Aug–Oct. +
S. ferruginea +
Spiraea tomentosa var. rosea +
Spiraea tomentosa +
variety +