Family | Rosaceae |
Scientific name | Spiraea japonica L. f. |
Synonyms | Spiraea albiflora (Miquel) Zabel; Spiraea bumalda Burvenich; Spiraea japonica L. f. var. alpina Maximovicz |
Common name | (Japanese common name) shimotsuke [Shimotsuke (Shimotsuke = an old name of Tochigi Prefecture)] |
(English common name) Japanese meadowsweet, Japanese spiraea | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu |
(Other nations) Korea, China | |
Chromosomal number | 2n=18 |
Description | Plants 0.2-1m. Leaves 1-8cm. Flowers red, pink or white (or merely mixed) 3-6mm, flowering in May to August. Deciduous. Shrub. |
Reference | Spiraea japonica Linnaeus f. |
Spiraea japonica L. f. | |
Steam generator (US Patent 7074234/2006) | |
Note | In general, Spiraea bumalda (Spiraea x bumalda) might be described as a hybrid of Spiraea japonica L. f. and Spiraea albiflora (Miquel) Zabel. However Spiraea bumalda (Spiraea x bumalda) is a synonym of Spiraea japonica, because Spiraea albiflora is a synonym of Spiraea japonica. |
May 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
May 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
May 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
June 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
June 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
May 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
June 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
December 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
December 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |