Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Rosales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Spiraea thunbergii
FAMILY
Rosaceae
Go to FSUS key
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Check out EDDMapS.org to see where this has been reported.
Read more about Thunberg's meadowsweet at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Spiraea thunbergii
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Spiraea thunbergii
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 9 (2014)
Spiraea thunbergii
COMMON NAME:
Thunberg's Meadowsweet
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JK Marlow jkm230224_1171
February Greenville County SC
in cultivation
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JK Marlow jkm230224_1173
February Greenville County SC
in cultivation
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JK Marlow jkm230224_1175
February Greenville County SC
in cultivation
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JK Marlow jkm230228_1349
February Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
Leaves are pale green, [to] 4cm long, and have finely toothed margins, per New Invaders of the Southeast (Rawlins et al., 2018).
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Keith Bradley kab_s_thunbergii_3470
March Lancaster County SC
Sepals ovate-triangular; petals white, obovate to suborbiculate, per Flora of North America.
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Keith Bradley kab_s_thunbergii_3470b
March Lancaster County SC
Flowers 6-8mm diameter; hypanthia crateriform; staminodes 10-14; stamens 18-20, per Flora of North America.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Spiraea thunbergii
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Spiraea thunbergii
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Spiraea thunbergii
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 9
Spiraea thunbergii
1959
Shrub
Perennial
Habitat: Roadsides, old homesites, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Asia
Rare
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This plant may be causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring
White
Radially symmetrical
5 united sepals
5 petals
15-20 stamens
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Aggregate of follicles
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- New Invaders of the Southeast (Rawlins et al., 2018) p067
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p071
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p338
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