| 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 |