Spiraea virginiana

ClassificationDicots
FamilyRosaceae
Family (Traditional)Rosaceae
GenusSpiraea
Species:Spiraea virginiana Britton
Common NameVirginia Meadowsweet
Growth Habitshrub
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Woody; Natural Area Presence: BISO; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Natural Area Presence: LULA; Natural Area Presence: NCCGSNA; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: shrub; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic-Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Wetland; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: pinnate; Leaflet Margins: serrulate; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: White; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Follicle; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: Yes; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Fusion: No; Petal Number: 5; Sepal Fusion: No; Sepal Number: 5; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value 9
StatusNative; Threatened-US; AGCP (FACW), EMP (FACU) (NWPL); TN[S2] KY[S2] (State Rank); G2 (Global Rank)
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** Not applicable or data not available.
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

  • State Boundaries
  • Counties
  • Counties - Species Present
Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Laurel (KY), Lewis (KY), Pulaski (KY), Rockcastle (KY), Blount (TN), Cumberland (TN), Hamilton (TN), Morgan (TN), Roane (TN), Scott (TN), Sequatchie (TN), Van Buren (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, EKY, HTTU, TENN, UCHT, VDB

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1979 - 2016

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
31234100638426 Morgan Tennessee Thomas S. Patrick
 EKY
Spiraea virginiana
TENN-V-0114487 Scott Tennessee
TENN
Spiraea virginiana
APSC0058814 Cumberland Tennessee
APSC
Spiraea virginiana
APSC0074828 Pulaski Kentucky 09 Oct 1988 Max Medley
 APSC
Spiraea virginiana
APSC0070267 Pulaski Kentucky 09 Oct 1988 Max Medley
 APSC
Spiraea virginiana
APSC0068353 Rockcastle Kentucky 05 Sep 2016 Mason Brock
 APSC
Spiraea virginiana
APSC0044655 Morgan Tennessee
APSC
Spiraea virginiana
APSC0055361 Cumberland Tennessee
APSC
Spiraea virginiana
APSC0058815 Cumberland Tennessee
APSC
Spiraea virginiana
UCHT042102 Cumberland Tennessee
UCHT
Spiraea virginiana
UCHT042105 Cumberland Tennessee
UCHT
Spiraea virginiana
31234100719549 Kentucky Margaret Shea
 EKY
Spiraea virginiana
BEREA021334 Laurel Kentucky
BEREA
Spiraea virginiana
TENN-V-0114492 Van Buren Tennessee
TENN
Spiraea virginiana
TENN-V-0114488 Scott Tennessee
TENN
Spiraea virginiana
UCHT014788 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Spiraea virginiana
UCHT014787 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Spiraea virginiana
APSC0004517 Blount Tennessee 01 Nov 1979 Thomas S Patrick, Peter S White, and Jerry Jenkins
1070a		 APSC
Spiraea virginiana
APSC0096811 Pulaski Kentucky 22 Oct 1988 Kenneth Nicely
 APSC
Spiraea virginiana
APSC0074827 Pulaski Kentucky 09 Oct 1988 Max Medley
 APSC
Spiraea virginiana
BRIT142782 Tennessee
VDB
Spiraea virginiana
BRIT142785 Tennessee
VDB
Spiraea virginiana
31234100755964 Kentucky M. Hines
 EKY
Spiraea virginiana
TENN-V-0114493 Van Buren Tennessee
TENN
Spiraea virginiana
TENN-V-0114483 Hamilton Tennessee
TENN
Spiraea virginiana
APSC0058813 Cumberland Tennessee
APSC
Spiraea virginiana
APSC0058812 Cumberland Tennessee
APSC
Spiraea virginiana
APSC0004516 Hamilton Tennessee 22 May 1993 Milo Pyne, K Mills, and C Hellwinkle
93-079		 APSC
Spiraea virginiana
HTTU015424 Tennessee
HTTU
Spiraea virginiana
BRIT142786 Tennessee
VDB
Spiraea virginiana
TENN-V-0114484 Morgan Tennessee
TENN
Spiraea virginiana
TENN-V-0114486 Roane Tennessee
TENN
Spiraea virginiana
APSC0004518 Cumberland Tennessee 09 Jun 2004 Dwayne Estes
6220		 APSC
Spiraea virginiana
APSC0053357 Cumberland Tennessee
APSC
Spiraea virginiana
APSC0096813 Pulaski Kentucky 09 Oct 1988 Kenneth Nicely
 APSC
Spiraea virginiana
TENN-V-0114485 Morgan Tennessee
TENN
Spiraea virginiana
UCHT014794 Cumberland Tennessee
UCHT
Spiraea virginiana
UCHT014786 Cumberland Tennessee
UCHT
Spiraea virginiana
APSC0117204 Pulaski Kentucky
APSC
Spiraea virginiana
UCHT042073 Cumberland Tennessee
UCHT
Spiraea virginiana
31234100746492 Lewis Kentucky Tara R. Littlefield
 EKY
Spiraea virginiana
31234100638434 Morgan Tennessee Thomas S. Patrick
 EKY
Spiraea virginiana
TENN-V-0114491 Van Buren Tennessee
TENN
Spiraea virginiana
APSC0004515 Sequatchie Tennessee 22 May 1993 Milo Pyne, K Mills, and C Hellwinkle
93-077		 APSC
Spiraea virginiana
APSC0096810 Pulaski Kentucky 22 Oct 1988 Kenneth Nicely
 APSC
Spiraea virginiana
31234100719325 Lewis Kentucky Margaret Shea
 EKY
Spiraea virginiana
BEREA021335 Rockcastle Kentucky
BEREA
Spiraea virginiana
TENN-V-0114489 Scott Tennessee
TENN
Spiraea virginiana
APSC0117205 Pulaski Kentucky
APSC
Spiraea virginiana
APSC0096812 Pulaski Kentucky 09 Oct 1988 Kenneth Nicely
 APSC
Spiraea virginiana
UCHT042103 Cumberland Tennessee
UCHT
Spiraea virginiana
UCHT042072 Cumberland Tennessee
UCHT
Spiraea virginiana
UCHT036899 Morgan Tennessee
UCHT
Spiraea virginiana
UCHT042064 Cumberland Tennessee
UCHT
Spiraea virginiana
BRIT142787 Tennessee
VDB
Spiraea virginiana
TENN-V-0114490 Sequatchie Tennessee
TENN
Spiraea virginiana
UCHT014784 Cumberland Tennessee
UCHT
Spiraea virginiana
UCHT014785 Cumberland Tennessee
UCHT
Spiraea virginiana
BRIT142784 Tennessee
VDB
Spiraea virginiana
BRIT142783 Tennessee
VDB
Spiraea virginiana
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Spiraea virginiana - Joey Shaw
Spiraea virginiana - Joey Shaw
Spiraea virginiana - Joey Shaw
Spiraea virginiana - Joey Shaw
Spiraea virginiana - Joey Shaw
Spiraea virginiana - Joey Shaw
Spiraea virginiana - Joey Shaw
Spiraea virginiana - Joey Shaw
Spiraea virginiana - Sunny Fleming
Spiraea virginiana - Sunny Fleming
Spiraea virginiana - Tara Littlefield
Spiraea virginiana - Tara Littlefield
Spiraea virginiana - Tara Littlefield
Spiraea virginiana - Tara Littlefield
Spiraea virginiana - Tara Littlefield
Spiraea virginiana - Tara Littlefield
Spiraea virginiana - Theo Witsell
Spiraea virginiana - Theo Witsell
Spiraea virginiana - Theo Witsell
Spiraea virginiana - Theo Witsell
Spiraea virginiana - Theo Witsell
Spiraea virginiana - Theo Witsell
Spiraea virginiana - Theo Witsell
Spiraea virginiana - Theo Witsell
Spiraea virginiana - Theo Witsell
Spiraea virginiana - Theo Witsell
Spiraea virginiana - Theo Witsell
Spiraea virginiana - Theo Witsell