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Spiraea L., 1753

Pensasangervot Spireat
Spiraea L., 1753; Sp. Pl. 489, TS: Spiraea salicifolia L.
Drymopogon Rupp., 1745
Alipendula Neck., 1790
Awayus Raf., 1838
Eleiosina Raf., 1838
Sericotheca Raf., 1838
Drimopogon Raf., 1838
Xamedryon Raf., 1838
Pentactina Nakai, 1917
Spiraea, Biota of North America Program (query database) [BONAP]
Spiraea, Den Virtuella Floran [DVF]
Spiraea ; [GFP1: 182 (~ 120 spp.)]

Foodplants for Acleris fimbriana, A. laterana, A. rubivorella, Brenthis ino, Callophrys rubi, Celastrina ladon, Euphydryas aurinia, Lasiocampa quercus, Neptis rivularis, Pyrgus maculatus, Satyrium prunoides, Sphinx ligustri

Spiraea densiflora Nutt.

Subalpine Spirea
Spiraea densiflora ; [FPN, 227]

1202x1802 (~171Kb) USA: Johnson Ridge (47.796°N 121.257°W, 1234m), Snohomish Co., WA, 11.8.2006, Photo © Markku Savela

1202x1802 (~160Kb) USA: Johnson Ridge (47.796°N 121.257°W, 1234m), Snohomish Co., WA, 11.8.2006, Photo © Markku Savela

S. d. var. densiflora

Spiraea densiflora var. densiflora ; [FPN, 227]

S. d. var. splendens (Baumann) Hitchc.

Spiraea densiflora var. splendens ; [FPN, 228]

Spiraea betulifolia Pall.

Shiny-leaf Spiraea Shiny-leaf Meadowsweet
Spiraea betulifolia ; [FPN, 228]

identification uncertain 600x902 (~112Kb) USA: nr Crystal Mountain / FR9726 (47°13'56N 120°38'25W), Kittitas Co., WA, 11.7.2000, Photo © Markku Savela

Foodplant for Acleris rufana

S. b. var. corymbosa (Raf.) Maxim.

Spiraea corymbosa Raf.
Spiraea betulifolia ssp. corymbosa (Raf.); Taylor & MacBryde
Spiraea corymbosa ; [GMBOT, 456]

S. b. var. lucida (Dougl. ex Greene) Hitchc.

Spiraea betulifolia ssp. lucida (Dougl. ex Greene); Taylor & MacBryde
Spiraea lucida Dougl. ex Greene

Spiraea douglasii Hooker

Punapajuangervo Steeplebush
Spiraea douglasii ; [SK, 330 (note)]; [FPN, 228]

1000x658 (~160Kb) USA: on 410 near Enumclaw (47°09'54N 121°53'24W), King Co., WA, 18.7.2000, Photo © Markku Savela

650x964 (~116Kb) USA: on 410 near Enumclaw (47°09'54N 121°53'24W), King Co., WA, 18.7.2000, Photo © Markku Savela

S. d. douglasii

Douglas' Spiraea Douglas' Meadowsweet
Spiraea douglasii douglasii ; [FPN, 228]

S. d. menzisii (Hook.) Presl.

Menzies' Spiraea
Spiraea douglasii menzisii ; [FPN, 228]

S. d. roseata (Rydb.) Hitchc.

Spiraea douglasii roseata ; [FPN, 228]

Spiraea × rosalba Dippel

Purppurapajuangervo Purpurspirea
Spiraea alba × salicifolia
Spiraea × rosalba ; [RK, 239]

Spiraea × billiardii Hérincq

Rusopajuangervo Billard's Bridewort Klasespirea
Spiraea douglasii × salicifolia
Spiraea × billiardii ; [RK, 239]

Spiraea japonica L. f.

Japaninangervo Japanilainen spirea Praktspirea
Spiraea callosa Thunb.
Spiraea japonica ; [RK, 239]; [SK, 329]; [GMBOT, 456]

Foodplant for Neptis pryeri jucundita

Spiraea chamaedryfolia L.

Virpiangervo Idänvirpiangervo Jalavalehtinen spirea Kvastspirea
Spiraea ulmifolia Scop.
Spiraea chamaedryfolia ; [RK, 239]; [SK, 329]

Foodplant for Biston betularius, Sphinx ligustri

Spiraea crenata Pall.

Spiraea crenata ; [SK, 330 (note)]

504x790 (~127Kb) The western slope of the hill Sopka Lysaya of the hill chain Bugotakskie Sopki, Toguchin District, Novosibirsk Province. 30th May 1998, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

600x406 (~70Kb) The western slope of the hill Sopka Lysaya of the hill chain Bugotakskie Sopki, Toguchin District, Novosibirsk Province. 30th May 1998, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

Foodplant for Brenthis hecate, Neptis rivularis

Spiraea alpina Pall.

576x874 (~158Kb) An ancient moraine closing the cirque of the sources of the rivulet descending southward from the the Yuzhno-Chuiskii mountain range between the Chikty and Akbul Rivulet, 2600 m above sea level, the upper Dzhazator River basin, Kosh-Agach District, Altai Republic, West Siberia, Russia. 11th July 1998, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

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References:

[BONAP]

A Synonymized Checklist of the Vascular Flora of the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands; A data base interface; BONAP U.S. Checklist - 1998; Provided by TAMU-BWG; Texas A & M Bioinformatics Working Group; Based on; Biota of North America Program

[DVF]

Den Virtuella floran; http://linnaeus.nrm.se/flora/welcome.html; Ett projekt vid Naturhistoriska riksmuseet (Stockholm, Sweden).; Even for non-Swedish speaker, the distribution maps on species are nice (map buttons "Norden" and "Norra halvklotet")

[FPN]

Hitchcock & Cronquist, 1998; Flora of the Pacific Northwest (11th ed.); ISBN 0-295-95273-3

[GFP1]

Hutchinson, 1964; The Genera of Flowering Plants; Dicotyledons; Volume 1

[GMBOT]

Robinson, Benjamin L., Fernald, Merrit Lyndon, 1908; Gray's New Manual of Botany (7th edition); A Handbook of the Flowering Plants and Ferns of the Central and Northeastern United States and adjacent Canada; American Book Company

[Oleg Kosterin]

Institue of Cytology & Genetics; Siberian Division of Russian Academy of Sciences; Novosibirsk; e-mail: Oleg Kosterin; http://pisum.bionet.nsc.ru/kosterin/

[RK]

Hämet-Ahti, L., Suominen, J., Ulvinen, T. & Uotila, P. (eds), 1998; Retkeilykasvio (Field Flora of Finland); Ed. 4. 656 pp.; Finnish Museum of Natural History, Botanical Museum. Helsinki

[SK]

Mela, A. J., Cajander, A. K., 1906; Suomen Kasvio; Viides painos

[USGS]

Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center; http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/index.htm

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