Filipendula vulgaris Moench

  • Authority

    Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.

  • Family

    Rosaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Filipendula vulgaris Moench

  • Description

    Species Description - Sparsely hairy or glabrate, to 8 dm; lfls 10–25 pairs, 1–2 cm, ovate-oblong; pet usually 6, white, 5–9 mm; frs straight, pubescent; 2n=14, 16. Native of Eurasia, occasionally escaped from cult. in e. U.S. May–July. (F. hexapetala)

  • Common Names

    dropwort