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Cressler, Alan

Spiraea virginiana

Spiraea virginiana Britton

Virginia Meadowsweet

Rosaceae (Rose Family)

Synonym(s): Spiraea virginiana var. serrulata

USDA Symbol: SPVI2

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

Spiraea virginiana has short, broad, rounded flower clusters and thin, oblong leaves. It is found from Ohio and Pennsylvania south to Georgia and Louisiana.

From the Image Gallery

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Fruit Type: Aggregate , Follicle
Size Notes: Up to about 12 feet tall.
Fruit: Aggregated follicles.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White
Bloom Time: May , Jun , Jul

Distribution

USA: AL , GA , KY , LA , NC , OH , PA , TN , VA , WV

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Threatened & Endangered Status

USFWS Species Profile: Q2R1
Status: Threatened
Historic Range: U.S.A. (GA, KY, NC, OH, PA, TN, VA, WV)
Critical Habitat: N/A
Special Rules: N/A
This information is derived from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Serrvice Environmental Conservation Online System.

National Wetland Indicator Status

Region:	AGCP	AK	AW	CB	EMP	GP	HI	MW	NCNE	WMVE
Status:	FACW				FACU

This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.1 (Lichvar, R.W. 2013. The National Wetland Plant List: 2013 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2013-49: 1-241). Click here for map of regions.

From the National Organizations Directory

According to the species list provided by Affiliate Organizations, this plant is on display at the following locations:

Mt. Cuba Center - Hockessin, DE

Web Reference

Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.

Additional resources

USDA: Find Spiraea virginiana in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Spiraea virginiana in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Spiraea virginiana

Metadata

Record Modified: 2022-12-20
Research By: SET

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