Spiraea salicifolia




Family Rosaceae
Subfamily Spiraeoideae
Scientific name Spiraea salicifolia L.
Synonyms none
Common name (Japanese common name) hozaki-shimotuke (ホザキシモツケ, 穂咲下野 [meaning: head blooming shimotuke (shimotuke = Spiraea japonica)])
(English common name) bridewort, willowleaf meadowsweet
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu (Nikko, Kirigamine)
(Other nations) Russia, Korea, China, Mongolia, Belarus, Lithuania, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, Poland, Austria
Chromosomal number 2n=36
Description Plants 1-2m tall. Leaves 5-8cm long. Flowers pink 6-8mm across, flowering in June to August. Deciduous. Shrub.
Reference Spiraea salicifolia L.
Spiraea salicifolia Linnaeus
Spiraea salicifolia
Acetylsalicylic acid and micronutrient supplementation for nutritional losses and coronary heart disease (US Patent 5948443/1999)
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July 2008
at Karuizawa Botanical Garden
July 2008
at Karuizawa Botanical Garden
July 2008
at Karuizawa Botanical Garden