Spiraea splendens var. rosea

(A. Gray) Kartesz & Gandhi

Phytologia 67: 464. 1989.

Endemic
Basionym: Spiraea betulifolia var. rosea A. Gray Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 8: 381. 1872 (as betulaefolia)
Synonyms: S. arbuscula Greene S. helleri Rydberg S. lucida var. rosea (A. Gray) Greene
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 9. Treatment on page 406.

Young stems, leaf abaxial surface, and pedicels and bracteoles puberulent. Flowers: hypanthial surfaces puberulent.


Phenology: Flowering Jun–Aug; fruiting Jul–Nov.
Habitat: Along streams, lakeshores, margins of woods, meadows, open rocky slopes
Elevation: 200–3500 m

Distribution

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Alta., Calif., Idaho, Mont., Oreg., Wash.

Discussion

Spiraea densiflora Nuttall ex Greenman (1898) is an illegitimate name, sometimes found in synonymy with S. splendens var. rosea.

Spiraea densiflora Nuttall ex Rydberg is an illegitimate name that pertains here.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
Richard Lis +
(A. Gray) Kartesz & Gandhi +
Spiraea betulifolia var. rosea +
Alta. +, Calif. +, Idaho +, Mont. +, Oreg. +  and Wash. +
200–3500 m +
Along streams, lakeshores, margins of woods, meadows, open rocky slopes +
Flowering Jun–Aug +  and fruiting Jul–Nov. +
S. arbuscula +, S. helleri +  and S. lucida var. rosea +
Spiraea splendens var. rosea +
Spiraea splendens +
variety +