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Spiraea
Spiraea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Rosales Family: Rosaceae Subfamily: Spiraeoideae Genus: Spiraea L.
Species
About 80-100, see text Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1024x768, 521 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Spiraea ... For other uses, see Scientific classification (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Plant (disambiguation). ... Classes Magnoliopsida - Dicots Liliopsida - Monocots The flowering plants or angiosperms are the most widespread group of land plants. ... Magnoliopsida is the botanical name for a class of flowering plants. ... Families Barbeyaceae Cannabaceae (hemp family) Dirachmaceae Elaeagnaceae Moraceae (mulberry family) Rosaceae (rose family) Rhamnaceae (buckthorn family) Ulmaceae (elm family) Urticaceae (nettle family) For the Philippine municipality, see Rosales, Pangasinan. ... Global distribution of Rosaceae Subfamilies Rosoideae Spiraeoideae Maloideae Amygdaloideae or Prunoideae The Rosaceae or rose family is a large family of plants, with about 3,000-4,000 species in 100-120 genera. ... Genera Spiraea Aruncus Gillenia Physocarpus Sorbaria Stephanandra Neillia Exochorda The subfamily Spiraeoideae is a subfamily of flowering plants in the order Rosales. ... Carl Linnaeus, Latinized as Carolus Linnaeus, also known after his ennoblement as  , (May 13, 1707[1] – January 10, 1778), was a Swedish botanist, physician and zoologist[2] who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of nomenclature. ...

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Category Spiraea

Spiraea is a genus of about 80-100 species of shrubs in the Rosaceae, subfamily Spiraeoideae. They are native to the temperate Northern Hemisphere, with the greatest diversity in eastern Asia. Image File history File links Commons-logo. ... A broom shrub in flower A shrub or bush is a horticultural rather than strictly botanical category of woody plant, distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and lower height, usually less than 6 m tall. ... Global distribution of Rosaceae Subfamilies Rosoideae Spiraeoideae Maloideae Amygdaloideae or Prunoideae The Rosaceae or rose family is a large family of plants, with about 3,000-4,000 species in 100-120 genera. ... Genera Spiraea Aruncus Gillenia Physocarpus Sorbaria Stephanandra Neillia Exochorda The subfamily Spiraeoideae is a subfamily of flowering plants in the order Rosales. ... Northern hemisphere highlighted in yellow. ... For other uses, see Asia (disambiguation). ...

Spiraea species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Brown-tail, Emperor Moth, Grey Dagger, Hypercompe indecisa and Setaceous Hebrew Character. A larval insect A larva (Latin; plural larvae) is a juvenile form of animal with indirect development, undergoing metamorphosis (for example, insects or amphibians). ... The order Lepidoptera is the second most speciose order in the class Insecta and includes the butterflies, moths and skippers. ... Binomial name Euproctis chrysorrhoea Linnaeus, 1758 The Brown-tail (Euproctis chrysorrhoea) is a moth of the family Lymantriidae. ... Binomial name Pavonia pavonia Linnaeus, 1758 The Emperor Moth (Pavonia pavonia) is a moth of the family Saturniidae. ... Binomial name Acronicta psi Linnaeus, 1758 The Grey Dagger (Acronicta psi) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. ... Hypercompe is a genus of moths of the family Arctiidae. ... Binomial name Xestia c-nigrum Linnaeus, 1758 The Setaceous Hebrew Character (Xestia c-nigrum) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. ...

The genus was formerly treated as also containing the herbaceous species now segregated into the genera Filipendula and Aruncus; recent genetic evidence has shown that Filipendula is only distantly related to Spiraea, belonging in the subfamily Rosoideae. blah blah blah who cares about this stuffIf a segregate is generally accepted as a good taxon it ceases to be a segregate. ... Binomial name Filipendula ulmaria (L.) Maxim. ... Species Aruncus aethusifolius Aruncus dioicus Aruncus gombalanus Aruncus sylvester Aruncus is a genus of herbaceous plants in the Rosaceae, subfamily Spiraeoideae. ... This article is about the general scientific term. ... Genera Aphanes Dryas - mountain avens Filipendula Fragaria - strawberry Geum - avens Kerria Potentilla - cinquefoil Rhodotypos Rosa - rose Rubus - bramble fruit Waldsteinia The rose subfamily Rosoideae includes many shrubs and perennial herbs. ...

THE SPIRAEA PLANT WAS ALSO USED BY THE CHEROKEE TRIBES TO MAKE ASPIRIN.

Selected species

Spiraea douglasii

Spiraea japonica

Spiraea thunbergii flowers

Spiraea × vanhouttei

• Spiraea alba (Broadleaf White Spirea) ("Meadowsweet")
• Spiraea amoena
• Spiraea arcuata
• Spiraea baldschuanica
• Spiraea bella
• Spiraea betulifolia
• Spiraea blumei
• Spiraea calcicola
• Spiraea cana
• Spiraea canescens
• Spiraea cantoniensis
• Spiraea chamaedryfolia
• Spiraea crenata
• Spiraea decumbens
• Spiraea densiflora
• Spiraea douglasii (Hardhack)
• Spiraea gemmata
• Spiraea henryi
• Spiraea hypericifolia
• Spiraea japonica (Japanese Spiraea)
• Spiraea latifolia
• Spiraea lobata
• Spiraea longigemmis
• Spiraea media
• Spiraea micrantha
• Spiraea miyabei
• Spiraea mollifolia
• Spiraea nervosa
• Spiraea nipponica
• Spiraea prunifolia (Bridalwreath Spiraea)
• Spiraea pubescens
• Spiraea rosthornii
• Spiraea salicifolia (Bridewort Spiraea)
• Spiraea sargentiana
• Spiraea thunbergii
• Spiraea tomentosa (Steeplebush)
• Spiraea trichocarpa
• Spiraea trilobata
• Spiraea veitchii
• Spiraea virginiana
• Spiraea wilsonii
• Spiraea yunnanensis

There are also numerous named hybrids, some occurring in the wild, others bred in gardens; some are important ornamental plants: Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1288x1688, 1715 KB)Hardhack photo by Meggar Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1288x1688, 1715 KB)Hardhack photo by Meggar Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1280x1024, 631 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Spiraea ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1280x1024, 631 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Spiraea ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1024x768, 245 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Spiraea ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1024x768, 245 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Spiraea ... Image File history File links Spiraea-vanhouttei. ... Image File history File links Spiraea-vanhouttei. ... Binomial name Torr. ... Hardhack (Spiraea douglasii) is a shrub of northwestern United States, Canada, and southern Alaska, east to Alberta and Idaho. ... Binomial name Spiraea japonica (Japanese spiraea) is a plant in the rose family, Rosaceae. ... Binomial name Spiraea lobata Gronov. ... Spiraea prunifolia (Bridalwreath) is a species of the genus Spiraea. ... Steeplebush is a plant similar in characteristic to the goldenrod. ... // This article is about a biological term. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Petunia This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

• Spiraea × arguta (S. × multiflora × S. thunbergii)
• Spiraea × billardii (S. douglasii × S. salicifolia)
• Spiraea × blanda (S. nervosa × S. cantoniensis)
• Spiraea × brachybotrys (S. canescens × S. douglasii)
• Spiraea × bumalda (S. japonica × S. albiflora)
• Spiraea × cinerea (S. hypericifolia × S. cana)
• Spiraea × conspicua (S. japonica × S. latifolia)
• Spiraea × fontenaysii (S. canescens × S. salicifolia)
• Spiraea × foxii (S. japonica × S. betulifolia)
• Spiraea × gieseleriana (S. cana × S. chamaedryfolia)
• Spiraea × macrothyrsa (S. douglasii × S. latifolia)
• Spiraea × multiflora (S. crenata × S. hypericifolia)
• Spiraea × notha (S. betulifolia × S. latifolia)
• Spiraea × nudiflora (S. chamaedryfolia × S. bella)
• Spiraea × pikoviensis (S. crenata × S. media)
• Spiraea × pyramidata (S. betulifolia × S. douglasii)
• Spiraea × revirescens (S. amoena × S. japonica)
• Spiraea × sanssouciana (S. japonica × S. douglasii)
• Spiraea × schinabeckii (S. chamaedryfolia × S. trilobata)
• Spiraea × semperflorens (S. japonica × S. salicifolia)
• Spiraea × vanhouttei (S. trilobata × S. cantoniensis)
• Spiraea × watsoniana (S. douglasii × S. densiflora)