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Spiraea japonica, the Japanese meadowsweet [1] or Japanese spiraea, [2] is a plant in the family Rosaceae. [ 3 ] Synonyms for the species name are Spiraea bumalda Burv. and Spiraea japonica var. alpina Maxim .
Spiraea / s p aɪ ˈ r iː ə /, [1] sometimes spelled spirea in common names, and commonly known as meadowsweets or steeplebushes, is a genus of about 80 to 100 species [2] of shrubs in the family Rosaceae.
Spiraea japonica var. alpina, also known as the alpine spirea or daphne spirea, is a low-growing, rounded, deciduous shrub that has pink flowers in flat-topped clusters in late spring to mid summer. The leaves are small, oval, sharply toothed, and blue green-colored.
Spiraea nipponica is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae, native to the island of Shikoku, Japan. [1] Growing to 1.2–2.5 m (4–8 ft) tall and broad, it is a deciduous shrub with clusters of small, bowl-shaped white flowers in midsummer.
This species forms an interspecific hybrid with Spiraea japonica L. fil. [7] In the horticultural trade one can obtain several varieties of Spiraea thunbergii, such as 'Mt Fuji' (white flowers), 'Ogon' (bright yellow-green leaves and white flowers), 'Mellow yellow' and 'Fugino pink'.
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The subfamily Spiraeoideae was traditionally a subfamily of flowering plants within the family Rosaceae. The taxonomy of this subfamily has changed several times in the last century as more detailed studies have been carried out.
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