PLANTS Profile for Spiraea septentrionalis (northern meadowsweet)

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Spiraea septentrionalis (Fernald) Á. Löve & D. Löve
northern meadowsweet

Symbol:

SPSE

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Rosaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Shrub

Native Status:

L48

More Information:

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Spiraea septentrionalis (Fernald) Á. Löve & D. Löve

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Synonyms:
Spiraea septentrionalis (Fernald) Á. Löve & D. Löve

	SPALS	Spiraea alba Du Roi var. septentrionalis (Fernald) Seymour
	SPLAS	Spiraea latifolia (Aiton) Borkh. var. septentrionalis Fernald

Native Status:
Spiraea septentrionalis (Fernald) Á. Löve & D. Löve


View Distribution	Native Introduced

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (ME, MI, NH, NY, VA)

Related Taxa:
Spiraea septentrionalis (Fernald) Á. Löve & D. Löve

View 72 genera in Rosaceae, 31 species in Spiraea

Classification:
Spiraea septentrionalis (Fernald) Á. Löve & D. Löve

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Rosales
Family	Rosaceae – Rose family
Genus	Spiraea L. – spirea
Species	Spiraea septentrionalis (Fernald) Á. Löve & D. Löve – northern meadowsweet

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Spiraea septentrionalis (Fernald) Á. Löve & D. Löve

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Maine:
northern meadow-sweet		Special Concern
New York:
mountain meadowsweet		Endangered

More Accounts and Images:
Spiraea septentrionalis (Fernald) Á. Löve & D. Löve

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 505336.

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

Time Generated: 05/23/2013 11:14 AM CDT