Spiraea alba

Classification	Dicots
Family	Rosaceae
Family (Traditional)	Rosaceae
Genus	Spiraea
Species:	Spiraea alba Du Roi
Common Name	White Meadowsweet
Growth Habit	shrub
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Woody; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: shrub; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic-Hydric; Region of Origin: North America; 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 Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: pinnate; Leaflet Margins: doubly serrate; 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; Pistil Number: 5; Sepal Fusion: No; Sepal Number: 5; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 13+
C value	4
Status	Native; AGCP (FACW), EMP (FACW) (NWPL); TN[SNR] KY[SNR] (State Rank); G5 (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

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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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: Ballard (KY), Pike (KY), Carter (TN), Davidson (TN), Johnson (TN), Polk (TN), Putnam (TN), Rutherford (TN)

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

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1952 - 2016

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
UCHT014759	Polk	Tennessee			UCHT Spiraea alba
HTTU035366	Putnam	Tennessee			HTTU Spiraea alba
HTTU034355	Putnam	Tennessee			HTTU Spiraea alba
BRIT142749		Tennessee			VDB Spiraea alba
ETSU006143	Johnson	Tennessee	10 Aug 2016	Frosty Levy	ETSU Spiraea alba
TENN-V-0114332	Johnson	Tennessee			TENN Spiraea alba
TENN-V-0114331	Johnson	Tennessee			TENN Spiraea alba
TENN-V-0114329	Johnson	Tennessee			TENN Spiraea alba
TENN-V-0114335	Johnson	Tennessee			TENN Spiraea alba
BRIT142732		Tennessee			VDB Spiraea alba
BRIT142734		Tennessee			VDB Spiraea alba
TENN-V-0114337	Johnson	Tennessee			TENN Spiraea alba
BRIT142733		Tennessee			VDB Spiraea alba
TENN-V-0114328	Carter	Tennessee			TENN Spiraea alba
TENN-V-0114327	Carter	Tennessee			TENN Spiraea alba
TENN-V-0114330	Johnson	Tennessee			TENN Spiraea alba
APSC0073295	Pike	Kentucky	16 Sep 1986	Max Medley	APSC Spiraea alba
BRIT142731		Tennessee			VDB Spiraea alba
ETSU032762	Johnson	Tennessee			ETSU Spiraea alba
ETSU008764	Johnson	Tennessee			ETSU Spiraea alba
31234100637709	Ballard	Kentucky		Raymond Athey	EKY Spiraea alba
TENN-V-0114516	Ballard	Kentucky			TENN Spiraea alba
TENN-V-0114336	Johnson	Tennessee			TENN Spiraea alba
APSC0004562	Johnson	Tennessee	28 Sep 1952	FH Barclay 28C	APSC Spiraea alba
BRIT142736		Tennessee			VDB Spiraea alba
BRIT142748		Tennessee			VDB Spiraea alba
TENN-V-0114334	Johnson	Tennessee			TENN Spiraea alba
TENN-V-0114333	Johnson	Tennessee			TENN Spiraea alba
BRIT142735		Tennessee			VDB Spiraea alba
MTSU008509	Davidson	Tennessee	21 Apr 1989	Michelle Walker	MTSU Spiraea alba
MTSU008508	Rutherford	Tennessee	July 1956	Euple Ann Gilbert 35	MTSU Spiraea alba
31234100637691	Ballard	Kentucky		Raymond Athey	EKY Spiraea alba
TENN-V-0114515	Ballard	Kentucky			TENN Spiraea alba

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Spiraea alba

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