Biology:Spiraea lucida

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Spiraea lucida
Spiraea lucida in Icicle Canyon, Chelan County Washington.jpg
In bloom in Icicle Canyon, Washington state
Spiraea betulifolia var lucida 2017-04-17 7249.jpg
Foliage
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Spiraea
Species:
S. lucida
Binomial name
Spiraea lucida
Douglas ex Greene
Synonyms[1]
  • Spiraea betulifolia var. lucida (Douglas ex Greene) C.L.Hitchc.
  • Spiraea betulifolia subsp. lucida (Douglas ex Greene) R.L.Taylor & MacBryde
  • Spiraea corymbosa f. lucida (Douglas ex Greene) Zabel

Spiraea lucida, the shiny-leaf meadowsweet, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae, native to western Canada as far as Saskatchewan, and the northwestern United States as far as the Dakotas.[1][2] In the past, due to its leaf morphology varying greatly because of the plants' tendency to die back to the ground in winter, it was considered a variety of Spiraea betulifolia, the white or birch-leaf meadowsweet.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q21324046 entry