Spiraea lucida
In bloom in Icicle Canyon, Washington state
Foliage
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Spiraea
Species:
S. lucida
Binomial name
Spiraea lucida
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

  1. 1 2 "Spiraea lucida Douglas ex Greene". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Flora of North America species comparison". nwwildflowers.com. Northwest Wildflowers. 2023. Archived from the original on 8 September 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.


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