Spiraea alba var. alba

IllustratedEndemic
Synonyms: Spiraea ciliata Rafinesque S. cuneifolia Borkhausen S. lancifolia Hoffmannsegg S. salicifolia var. lanceolata Torrey & A. Gray S. salicifolia var. linearis Wenzig S. salicifolia var. paniculata Aiton S. tomentosa var. alba Marshall
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 9. Treatment on page 401. Mentioned on page 402.
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Leaves: petiole 2–8 mm, puberulent; blade narrowly lanceolate to oblanceolate, 2–9 × 0.5–2.5 cm, length 3–4 times width, chartaceous, base cuneate, margins finely serrate to serrulate, apex acute. Panicles narrowly conic, 5–15 × 3–6 cm. Pedicels 1–2(–3) mm. Flowers 5–8 mm diam.; hypanthia abaxial surface usually puberulent to sparsely strigose, sometimes glabrous or glabrate; sepals 0.8–1 mm; petals 1.7–2 mm; stamens 40–50, 1 times petal length. 2n = 36.


Phenology: Flowering Jun–Sep; fruiting Jun–Nov.
Habitat: Wetlands, fens, riparian areas, moist open sites
Elevation: 0–300 m

Distribution

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Alta., Man., Ont., Que., Sask., Ill., Ind., Iowa, Ky., Mass., Mich., Minn., Mo., N.Y., N.C., N.Dak., Ohio, Pa., S.Dak., Tenn., Vt., Va., W.Va., Wis., introduced in Europe.

Discussion

Variety alba is of conservation concern in Kentucky and Tennessee.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
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Richard Lis +
Du Roi +
Alta. +, Man. +, Ont. +, Que. +, Sask. +, Ill. +, Ind. +, Iowa +, Ky. +, Mass. +, Mich. +, Minn. +, Mo. +, N.Y. +, N.C. +, N.Dak. +, Ohio +, Pa. +, S.Dak. +, Tenn. +, Vt. +, Va. +, W.Va. +, Wis. +  and introduced in Europe. +
0–300 m +
Wetlands, fens, riparian areas, moist open sites +
Flowering Jun–Sep +  and fruiting Jun–Nov. +
Harbk. Baumz. +
Illustrated +  and Endemic +
Spiraea ciliata +, S. cuneifolia +, S. lancifolia +, S. salicifolia var. lanceolata +, S. salicifolia var. linearis +, S. salicifolia var. paniculata +  and S. tomentosa var. alba +
Spiraea alba var. alba +
Spiraea alba +
variety +