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Spiraea
Spiraea /spaɪˈriːə/,, sometimes spelled spirea in common names, is a genus of about 80 to 100 species of shrubs in the family Rosaceae. They are native to the temperate Northern Hemisphere, with the greatest diversity in eastern Asia.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
white meadowsweet
speciesSpiraea alba
Japanese Spirea
speciesSpiraea japonica
Rose Spirea
speciesSpiraea douglasii
Steeplebush
speciesSpiraea tomentosa
Shinyleaf Meadowsweet
speciesSpiraea lucida
Mountain Spirea
speciesSpiraea splendens
Reeve's Spirea
speciesSpiraea cantoniensis
Bridal-wreath
speciesSpiraea prunifolia
Van Houtte's Spirea
hybridSpiraea × vanhouttei
Bridewort
speciesSpiraea salicifolia
Thunberg's meadowsweet
speciesSpiraea thunbergii
Iberian Spirea
speciesSpiraea hypericifolia
Russian Spirea
speciesSpiraea media
Threelobe Spirea
speciesSpiraea trilobata
scalloped spirea
speciesSpiraea crenata
Germander Meadowsweet
speciesSpiraea chamaedryfolia
Birch-leaved Spirea
speciesSpiraea betulifolia
Steven's Spirea
speciesSpiraea stevenii
Spiraea formosana
speciesSpiraea formosana
Spiraea flexuosa
speciesSpiraea flexuosa
Dwarf Spirea
speciesSpiraea corymbosa
Beauverd Spirea
speciesSpiraea beauverdiana
Spiraea aquilegiifolia
speciesSpiraea aquilegiifolia
Spiraea hayatana
speciesSpiraea hayatana
Spiraea ouensanensis
speciesSpiraea ouensanensis
Spiraea morrisonicola
speciesSpiraea morrisonicola
Spiraea × cinerea
hybridSpiraea × cinerea
Pyramidal Spirea
hybridSpiraea × pyramidata
Snowmound Spirea
speciesSpiraea nipponica
Spiraea fritschiana
speciesSpiraea fritschiana
Spiraea alpina
speciesSpiraea alpina
Billard's Bridewort
hybridSpiraea × billardii
Spiraea blumei
speciesSpiraea blumei
Japanese Spirea
speciesSpiraea dasyantha
Confused Bridewort
hybridSpiraea × pseudosalicifolia
Virginia Meadowsweet
speciesSpiraea virginiana
Spiraea nervosa
speciesSpiraea nervosa
Spiraea chinensis
speciesSpiraea chinensis
Spiraea lasiocarpa
speciesSpiraea lasiocarpa
Sprawling Spirea
speciesSpiraea decumbens
Intermediate Bridewort
hybridSpiraea × rosalba
Spiraea trichocarpa
speciesSpiraea trichocarpa
Spiraea myrtilloides
speciesSpiraea myrtilloides
Himalayan Spirea
speciesSpiraea canescens
Spiraea tarokoensis
speciesSpiraea tarokoensis
Spiraea mongolica
speciesSpiraea mongolica
Spiraea miyabei
speciesSpiraea miyabei
Hitchcock's Spirea
hybridSpiraea × hitchcockii
Spiraea bella
speciesSpiraea bella
Spiraea tatakaensis
speciesSpiraea tatakaensis
Spiraea pilosa
speciesSpiraea pilosa
Snow Spirea
speciesSpiraea cana
Spiraea veitchii
speciesSpiraea veitchii
Spiraea × schinabeckii
hybridSpiraea × schinabeckii
Spiraea arcuata
speciesSpiraea arcuata
Spiraea micrantha
speciesSpiraea micrantha
Spiraea × syringiflora
hybridSpiraea × syringiflora
Spiraea tianschanica
speciesSpiraea tianschanica
Spiraea rosthornii
speciesSpiraea rosthornii
Spiraea martini
speciesSpiraea martini
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 48681.