Biology:Astilbe glaberrima

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Short description: Species of plant in the genus Astilbe

Astilbe glaberrima
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Saxifragaceae
Genus: Astilbe
Species:
A. glaberrima
Binomial name
Astilbe glaberrima
Nakai[1]

Astilbe glaberrima, called the florist's spiraea and smooth rock astilbe, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Astilbe, native to Yakushima Island, Japan.[2] Some authorities have it as a subspecies of Astilbe japonica, Astilbe japonica subsp. glaberrima. Its dwarf variety Astilbe glaberrima var. saxatilis has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]

Varieties

The following varieties are currently accepted:[2]

  • Astilbe glaberrima var. glaberrima
  • Astilbe glaberrima var. saxatilis (Nakai) H.Ohba

References

  1. Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 36: 120 (1922)
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Astilbe glaberrima Nakai". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:790282-1. 
  3. "Astilbe glaberrima var. saxatilis smooth rock astilbe". The Royal Horticultural Society. https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/95706/Astilbe-glaberrima-var-saxatilis/Details. Retrieved 1 December 2020. "Synonym Astilbe japonica 'Saxosa'" 

Wikidata ☰ Q15604253 entry