Spiraea betulifolia




Family Rosaceae
Scientific name Spiraea betulifolia Pallas
Synonyms Spiraea betulifolia Pallas forma glaucina Kitamura; Spiraea betulifolia Pallas forma grandifolia (Nakai ex H. Hara) Toyokuni; Spiraea betulifolia Pallas forma oblanceolata (Tatewaki) Kitamura; Spiraea betulifolia Pallas forma yoshitakae (Toyokuni) Toyokuni; Spiraea betulifolia Pallas var. concolor Nakai ex H. Hara; Spiraea betulifolia Pallas var. grandifolia Tatewaki; Spiraea betulifolia Pallas var. oblanceolata Tatewaki; Spiraea betulifolia Pallas var. yoshitakae Toyokuni; Spiraea grandifolia Nakai ex H. Hara
Common name (Japanese common name) maruba-shimotsuke [round leaved shimotsuke (shimotsuke = Spiraea japonica)]
(English common name) white spirea
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu (Tohoku region)
(Other nations) Russia, Canada, USA
Chromosomal number unknown
Description Plants 20-100cm tall. Leaves 1.5-6cm long. Flowers white, flowering in June to August. Deciduous. Shrub.
Reference Spiraea betulifolia Pall.
Spiraea betulifolia Pall.
Spiraea betulifolia var. betulifolia
Compositions and methods for modulating pignent production in plants (WIPO Patent WO/2007/027105)



May 2008
at Hokkaido University
Botanical Garden
May 2008
at Hokkaido University
Botanical Garden
May 2008
at Hokkaido University
Botanical Garden



May 2008
at Hokkaido University
Botanical Garden