Spiraea salicifolia

Spiraea salicifolia
At the Meise Botanic Garden
Botanical illustration
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rosaceae
Genus:	Spiraea
Species:	S. salicifolia
Binomial name
Spiraea salicifolia L.
Synonyms [1]
List Spiraea alba f. lanceolata(Torr. & A.Gray) C.K.Schneid. Spiraea amenaRaf. Spiraea amena var. paucifloraRaf. Spiraea argutaHoffmanns. Spiraea bethlehemensisK.Koch Spiraea bethlehemensis albaZabel Spiraea bethlemensisWenz. Spiraea carnea(Aiton) Steud. Spiraea carpinifoliaWilld. Spiraea carpinifolia incarnataZabel Spiraea eximiaRegel Spiraea grandifloraG.Lodd. Spiraea heterophyllaRaf. Spiraea humilisPojark. Spiraea incarnataK.Koch Spiraea salicifolia var. alpestrisMaxim. Spiraea salicifolia var. alpestrisPall. Spiraea salicifolia var. bethlehemensisLavallée Spiraea salicifolia subf. bethlehemensisZabel Spiraea salicifolia var. brevifoliaTrautv. & C.A.Mey. Spiraea salicifolia var. carneaAiton Spiraea salicifolia var. carnea(Anon.) Lavallée Spiraea salicifolia var. floribundaLavallée Spiraea salicifolia var. genuinaTrautv. & C.A.Mey. Spiraea salicifolia var. grandifloraLoudon Spiraea salicifolia var. grandifloraK.Koch Spiraea salicifolia f. grandiflora(Loudon) C.K.Schneid. Spiraea salicifolia var. humilis(Pojark.) H.Hara Spiraea salicifolia var. incarnataLavallée Spiraea salicifolia var. lanceolataMaxim. Spiraea salicifolia var. lanceolataTorr. & A.Gray Spiraea salicifolia var. majorPall. Spiraea salicifolia var. minorPall. Spiraea salicifolia var. nanaK.Koch Spiraea salicifolia var. oligodontaT.T.Yu Spiraea salicifolia var. pensylvanicaLavallée Spiraea salicifolia var. polystachysLavallée Spiraea salicifolia var. regelianaLavallée Spiraea salicifolia var. roseaLavallée Spiraea salicifolia var. roseolaLavallée Spiraea salicifolia var. rubraLavallée Spiraea salicifolia var. semperflorensRegel Spiraea salicifolia var. typicaBuia Spiraea salicifolia var. undulataLavallée Spiraea sibiricaRaf. Spiraea tenuifoliaOtto ex Dippel Spiraea virgataRaf.

Spiraea salicifolia, the bridewort, willow-leaved meadowsweet, spice hardhack, or Aaron's beard, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae. ^[2] A shrub, it is native to east-central Europe, Kazakhstan, all of Siberia, the Russian Far East, Mongolia, northern China, Korea, and Japan, and it has been widely introduced to the rest of Europe and to eastern North America. ^[1] It has been cultivated since the 1500s for hedges and similar applications, but is not particularly well-behaved. ^[3]

Subtaxa

The following varieties are accepted: ^[1]

• Spiraea salicifolia var. grosseserrataLiou & Liou f. – Manchuria
• Spiraea salicifolia var. salicifolia – Entire range

References

1. "Spiraea salicifolia L." Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 6 February 2023.
2. "Spiraea salicifolia bridewort [3]". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2023. Other common names; spice hardhack, willow-leaved meadowsweet, Aaron's beard [3] ... 1 suppliers
3. "Spiraea salicifolia L." Trees and Shrubs Online. International Dendrology Society. Retrieved 6 February 2023.