familyRosaceae
subfamilyRosaceae subfam. Amygdaloideae
genusSpiraea
speciesSpiraea splendens
varietySpiraea splendens var. rosea
Spiraea splendens var. rosea
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.
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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
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.