Spiraea virginiana Britton
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Authority
Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.
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Family
Rosaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Simple or sparsely branched shrub to 1 m; lvs oblong-oblanceolate or oblanceolate, 3–6 cm × 10–18 mm, acute and mucronate, entire or with a few low teeth near the tip, somewhat glaucous beneath; infl terminal, compound, short and broad, 3–8 cm wide, the branches glabrous or villous; hypanthium glaucous; fls white, 5–6 mm wide; sep 0.8–1.1 mm; fr 1.5 mm. Damp, rocky banks in the mts.; W.Va. and Va. to Tenn., N.C., and n. Ga.
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Common Names
Appalachian spiraea