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Scientific name:

Spiraea japonica

Vernacular name:

Spiraea, Japanese


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Japanese Spiraea

Scientific name: Spiraea japonica L. f.

Diagnostic features
Stems ± erect, to 1.5m.
Leaves 5-12cm, elliptic to narrowly so, coarsely serrate, glabrous to slightly pubescent on veins.
Panicle ± flat-topped.
Petals pink.

Chromosome number: (2n=14, 18, 34).

Habitat
Introduced-naturalized; grown in gardens, naturalized in hedges, etc..

Distribution
Occasional in Britain, Man and Channel Islands; Japan.

This species is keyed out on Page 2332 in the Text Key.

Note
Spiraea japonica 'Anthony Waterer' is the commonest clone in gardens and might be so in the wild too.

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