Spiraea thunbergii

ClassificationDicots
FamilyRosaceae
Family (Traditional)Rosaceae
GenusSpiraea
Species:Spiraea thunbergii Siebold ex Blume
Common NameThunbergs Meadowsweet
Growth Habitshrub
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Woody; Natural Area Presence: CCNMP; Natural Area Presence: GILES; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: shrub; Region of Origin: Asia; Reproductive Phenology: March; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Reproductive Phenology: October; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Persistance: Tardily Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: pinnate; 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; Pistil Number: 5; Sepal Fusion: No; Sepal Number: 5; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 13+
C value N/A
StatusNot Native; GNR (Global Rank)
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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.

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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: Lyon (KY), Trigg (KY), Davidson (TN), Giles (TN), Hamilton (TN), Knox (TN), Montgomery (TN), Putnam (TN), Rutherford (TN), Scott (TN), Sevier (TN), Shelby (TN), Stewart (TN), Warren (TN), Williamson (TN)

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

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1969 - 1990

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
31234100638400 Davidson Tennessee 09 Apr 1990 Ronald L. Jones
 EKY
Spiraea thunbergii
TENN-V-0114404 Giles Tennessee
TENN
Spiraea thunbergii
TENN-V-0114408 Williamson Tennessee
TENN
Spiraea thunbergii
TENN-V-0114406 Scott Tennessee
TENN
Spiraea thunbergii
TENN-V-0114405 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Spiraea thunbergii
TENN-V-0114407 Shelby Tennessee
TENN
Spiraea thunbergii
UCHT014790 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Spiraea thunbergii
APSC0004544 Lyon Kentucky 08 Apr 1986 Wayne Chester
86-38		 APSC
Spiraea thunbergii
APSC0004542 Lyon Kentucky 03 Apr 1985 Wayne Chester
85-33		 APSC
Spiraea thunbergii
APSC0092944 Warren Tennessee
APSC
Spiraea thunbergii
APSC0004543 Trigg Kentucky 03 Apr 1985 Wayne Chester
85-62		 APSC
Spiraea thunbergii
APSC0004546 Stewart Tennessee 04 Apr 1969 H.R. Brock
3869		 APSC
Spiraea thunbergii
APSC0004545 Montgomery Tennessee 21 Mar 1983 Wayne Chester, Jackie and Larry Carpenter
83-459		 APSC
Spiraea thunbergii
APSC0004547 Stewart Tennessee 29 Mar 1982 Wayne Chester
82-30		 APSC
Spiraea thunbergii
HTTU015402 Putnam Tennessee
HTTU
Spiraea thunbergii
MTSU008500 Rutherford Tennessee 08 Apr 1985 Tina Carter
26		 MTSU
Spiraea thunbergii
TENN-V-0244336 Sevier Tennessee
TENN
Spiraea thunbergii
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