Filipendula vulgaris

Dropwort
Inflorescence
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Filipendula
Species:
F. vulgaris
Binomial name
Filipendula vulgaris
Synonyms[1]
List
    • Filipendula filipendula (L.) Voss
    • Filipendula hexapetala Gilib.
    • Filipendula hexapetala Gilib. ex Maxim.
    • Filipendula pubescens (DC.) Fourr.
    • Filipendula vulgaris Hill
    • Spiraea filipendula L.
    • Spiraea gigantea Gand.
    • Spiraea noeana Gand.
    • Spiraea pubescens DC.
    • Spiraea tuberosa Salisb.
    • Spiraea vulgaris (Moench) Gray
    • Ulmaria filipendula (L.) A.Braun ex Asch.
    • Ulmaria filipendula (L.) Hill
    • Ulmaria filipendula (L.) Hill ex Focke

Filipendula vulgaris, commonly known as dropwort or fern-leaf dropwort, is a perennial herbaceous plant in the family Rosaceae, closely related to meadowsweet (Filipendula ulmaria). It is found in dry pastures across much of Europe and central and northern Asia, mostly on lime.

The crushed leaves and roots have a scent of the oil of wintergreen (methyl salicylate).

  1. ^ The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved 22 May 2016