Spiraea x hitchcockii W.J.Hess & Stoynoff

University of Washington Herbarium (WTU)
Spiraea xhitchcockii W.J. Hess & Stoynoff
Det. by Ben Legier, Jul 2018	(Rosaceae)
U.S.A., Washington, King County:
Along Pacific Crest Trail at top of Snoqualmie Pass ski area.
Elev. 1,020 m.
47.418514° N, 121.423925° W
Uncertainty: 14 m.; Datum: WGS 84; Source: GPS
Moist subalpine thicket in slight draw, with Spiraea splendens
(at or past anthesis), S. douglasii (in bud or early anthesis),
Rubus spectabilis, Salix, and Athyrium filix-femina. Flowers
deep pink; inflorescence broadly pyramidal, ca 1-1.5 x as long
as wide; a few shrubs 1-1.5 meters tall, growing with both
parents and intermediate in flowering time. Photographed.
Ben Legier 14714
21 Jul 2018
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