Spiraea tomentosa var. rosea

(Rafinesque) Fernald

Rhodora 14: 190. 1912.

Endemic
Basionym: Spiraea rosea Rafinesque New Fl. 3: 62. 1838 (as Spirea)
Synonyms: S. ferruginea Rafinesque
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 9. Treatment on page 403.

Inflorescences 150–10,000-flowered, flowers or fruits 6–11 per cm of branches. Pedicels 0.5–1.5 mm.


Phenology: Flowering Jul–Sep; fruiting late Aug–Oct.
Habitat: Wetlands, poor fens, wet meadows, bogs, woodland borders with moist acidic soil
Elevation: 0–1500 m

Distribution

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N.B., Ont., P.E.I., Que., Ala., Ark., Ga., Ill., Ind., Kans., Ky., La., Md., Mich., Minn., Miss., Mo., N.J., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Oreg., Pa., S.C., Tenn., Vt., Va., W.Va., Wis.

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
densely white +  and gray tan or rusty +
glabrous +  and puberulent +
rounded;acute +
Richard Lis +
(Rafinesque) Fernald +
reddish +  and dark-brown gray or gray-black +
not +  and exfoliating +
compound +  and simple +
opposite +  and alternate +
cuneate +
Spiraea rosea +
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br />) +
ovatelanceolate +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br />) +
coriaceous +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (?) +  and 2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br /> (?) +
glabrate +  and tomentose +
N.B. +, Ont. +, P.E.I. +, Que. +, Ala. +, Ark. +, Ga. +, Ill. +, Ind. +, Kans. +, Ky. +, La. +, Md. +, Mich. +, Minn. +, Miss. +, Mo. +, N.J. +, N.Y. +, N.C. +, Ohio +, Oreg. +, Pa. +, S.C. +, Tenn. +, Vt. +, Va. +, W.Va. +  and Wis. +
not +  and aggregated +
0–1500 m +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
unisexual +  and bisexual +
tomentose +  and arachnoid +
cymbiform +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br />) +
000-flowered +
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br />) +
tomentose +  and glabrous +
list +  and count +
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
coriaceous +
not +  and aggregated +
not +  and aggregated +
Wetlands, poor fens, wet meadows, bogs, woodland borders with moist acidic soil +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
glabrous +  and hairy +
hemispheric +
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br />) +
(2-)3-1000+-flowered +
axillary +  and terminal +
crassinucellate +
compound +  and simple +
deciduous +
craspedodromous +
coarsely serrate +  and crenate +
inferior +  and superior +
biseriate +  and clustered +
collateral +  and apical +
branching +  and 000+-flowered +
5cm +  and 30cm +
glabrous +  and hairy +
150 +  and 15 +
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (20 cm200 mm <br />0.2 m <br />) +
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br />) +
0 (?) +  and 4 (?) +
purple +, white +, usually light +  and dark-pink +
free +  and distinct +
ovate;orbiculate +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br />) +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
Flowering Jul–Sep +  and fruiting late Aug–Oct. +
adnate +, free +, connate +  and distinct +
not arillate +
fusiform;oblong +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (?) +  and 0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (?) +
deciduous +  and persistent +
free +  and distinct +
reflexed +, erect +, ascending +  and spreading +
triangular +
0.07 cm0.7 mm <br />7.0e-4 m <br /> (0.11 cm1.1 mm <br />0.0011 m <br />) +
2 +  and 4 +
free +  and distinct +
1 times petal length +
shorter or longer +
nectariferous +
reddish-brown +  and brown +
decumbent +  and prostrate +
erect +  and ascending +
villous;glabrous +
5 +  and 20 +
discoid +  and capitate +
deciduous +  and persistent +
distinct +
subterminal +  and terminal +
not elongate +
hairy +  and glabrous +
S. ferruginea +
Spiraea tomentosa var. rosea +
Spiraea tomentosa +
variety +
inconspicuous +
reduced +