Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Rosales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Spiraea alba
FAMILY
Rosaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Narrowleaf Meadowsweet at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Spiraea alba var. alba
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Narrowleaf
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 9 (2014)
Spiraea alba var. alba
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Spiraea alba var. alba
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-15-001a:
Spiraea alba var. alba FAMILY Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Narrowleaf
COMMON NAME:
Narrowleaf Meadowsweet, Pipestem
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JK Marlow jkm0407l_01
July Jackson County NC
Roadside/creekside
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JK Marlow jkm080705_075
July Jackson County NC
Roadside/creekside
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JK Marlow jkm080705_075b
July Jackson County NC
Roadside/creekside
Inflorescence a much-branched panicle, its branches canescent, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm080705_085
July Jackson County NC
Roadside/creekside
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JK Marlow jkm080705_102
July Jackson County NC
Roadside/creekside
Twigs yellow-brown or light brown, angled or lined beow leaf scars, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).
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JK Marlow s080705_g
July Jackson County NC
Creekside/Riverside
Leaves 3-5(-8) X as long as wide, finely and sharply toothed, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm0311c_26
November Jackson County NC
Roadside/creekside
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Spiraea alba
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Spiraea alba var. alba
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Narrowleaf
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 9
Spiraea alba var. alba
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Spiraea alba var. alba
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-15-001a:
Spiraea alba var. alba
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Narrowleaf
1453
Shrub
Perennial
Habitat: bogs, boggy streambanks, seepages, per Weakley's Flora
Native to North Carolina
Rare
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
White
(rarely pale pink)
Radially symmetrical
5 united sepals
5 petals
15-20 stamens
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Aggregate of 5 follicles
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- How to Recognize Shrubs (Grimm, 1966) p124
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p071
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977) p310
- Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance) p33
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p337
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