Spiraea alba

Spiraea alba
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Spiraea
Species:
S. alba
Binomial name
Spiraea alba
Synonyms[1]
  • Eleiosina obovata Raf. ex Ser.
  • Spiraea ciliata Raf.
  • Spiraea cuneifolia Borkh.
  • Spiraea flexuosa Raf.
  • Spiraea lanceolata Borkh.
  • Spiraea lancifolia Hoffmanns. ex K.Koch
  • Spiraea latifolia (Sol.) Borkh.
  • Spiraea paniculata (Willd.) G.Don
  • Spiraea undulata Borkh.

Spiraea alba, commonly known as meadowsweet,[2] white meadowsweet,[3] narrowleaf meadowsweet,[4] pale bridewort,[5] or pipestem,[6] is native to the wet soils of the Allegheny Mountains and other portions of eastern North America,[7] but is currently endangered in the state of Missouri. It is naturalized in other parts of the world.[2]

  1. ^ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Theplantlist.org. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Spiraea alba". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  3. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "​Spiraea alba​". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference cabi was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  6. ^ Yarnell, Richard Asa (1964). Aboriginal Relationships between Culture and Plant Life in the Upper Great Lakes Region. University of Michigan Press. p. 180. ISBN 978-1-949098-22-8.
  7. ^ Venable, N.J.; Service, W.V.U.C.E. (1996). Common Summer Wildflowers of West Virginia. West Virginia University Extension Service.