Spiraea L.
(brideworts and steeple bushes, spiraea)

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Spiraea salicifolia x douglasii = S. x pseudosalicifolia
confused bridewort
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 		Species hybrid 11 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusSpiraea (brideworts and steeple bushes, spiraea)
FamilyROSACEAE (roses and fruit trees)
OrderROSALES (roses, elms, nettles, hops, buckthorns and figs)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Silverside, A.J. Spiraea, taxa with elongated terminal panicle only Yeo, P.F. Acaena, taxa with spherical heads, Plant Crib 2012

Spiraea (brideworts and steeple bushes, spiraea) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Spiraea (brideworts and steeple bushes, spiraea)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 26 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Spiraea (brideworts and steeple bushes, spiraea)
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