Spiraea

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iSpiraea
Spiraea thunbergii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Rosales Family: Rosaceae Subfamily: Spiraeoideae Genus: Spiraea L.
Species
About 80-100, see text

Spiraea is a genus of about 80-100 species of shrubs in the Rosaceae, subfamily Spiraeoideae. They are native to the temperate Northern Hemisphere, with the greatest diversity in eastern Asia.

Spiraea species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Brown-tail, Emperor Moth, Grey Dagger, Hypercompe indecisa and Setaceous Hebrew Character.

The genus was formerly treated as also containing the herbaceous species now segregated into the genera Filipendula and Aruncus; recent genetic evidence has shown that Filipendula is only distantly related to Spiraea, belonging in the subfamily Rosoideae.

Selected species

• Spiraea alba
• Spiraea amoena
• Spiraea arcuata
• Spiraea baldschuanica
• Spiraea bella
• Spiraea betulifolia
• Spiraea blumei
• Spiraea calcicola
• Spiraea cana
• Spiraea canescens
• Spiraea cantoniensis
• Spiraea chamaedryfolia
  

  

  Spiraea douglasii
• Spiraea crenata
• Spiraea decumbens
• Spiraea densiflora
• Spiraea douglasii (Hardhack)
• Spiraea gemmata
• Spiraea henryi
• Spiraea hypericifolia
• Spiraea japonica (Japanese Spiraea)
• Spiraea latifolia
• Spiraea longigemmis
• Spiraea media
• Spiraea micrantha
• Spiraea miyabei
• Spiraea mollifolia
• Spiraea nervosa
  

  

  Spiraea japonica
• Spiraea nipponica
• Spiraea prunifolia (Bridalwreath Spiraea)
• Spiraea pubescens
• Spiraea rosthornii
• Spiraea salicifolia (Bridewort Spiraea)
• Spiraea sargentiana
• Spiraea thunbergii
• Spiraea tomentosa (Steeplebush)
• Spiraea trichocarpa
• Spiraea trilobata
  

  

  Spiraea thunbergii flowers
• Spiraea veitchii
• Spiraea virginiana
• Spiraea wilsonii
• Spiraea yunnanensis

There are also numerous named hybrids, some occurring in the wild, others bred in gardens; some are important ornamental plants:

• Spiraea × arguta (S. × multiflora × S. thunbergii)
• Spiraea × billardii (S. douglasii × S. salicifolia)
• Spiraea × blanda (S. nervosa × S. cantoniensis)
• Spiraea × brachybotrys (S. canescens × S. douglasii)
• Spiraea × bumalda (S. japonica × S. albiflora)
• Spiraea × cinerea (S. hypericifolia × S. cana)
• Spiraea × conspicua (S. japonica × S. latifolia)
• Spiraea × fontenaysii (S. canescens × S. salicifolia)
• Spiraea × foxii (S. japonica × S. betulifolia)
• Spiraea × gieseleriana (S. cana × S. chamaedryfolia)
• Spiraea × macrothyrsa (S. douglasii × S. latifolia)
• Spiraea × multiflora (S. crenata × S. hypericifolia)

• Spiraea × notha (S. betulifolia × S. latifolia)
• Spiraea × nudiflora (S. chamaedryfolia × S. bella)
• Spiraea × pikoviensis (S. crenata × S. media)
• Spiraea × pyramidata (S. betulifolia × S. douglasii)
• Spiraea × revirescens (S. amoena × S. japonica)
• Spiraea × sanssouciana (S. japonica × S. douglasii)
• Spiraea × schinabeckii (S. chamaedryfolia × S. trilobata)
• Spiraea × semperflorens (S. japonica × S. salicifolia)
• Spiraea × vanhouttei (S. trilobata × S. cantoniensis)
• Spiraea × watsoniana (S. douglasii × S. densiflora)