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Spiraea japonica

L. f.

Japanese Spiraea

G5Secure Found in 43 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.142504
Element CodePDROS1Q060
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderRosales
FamilyRosaceae
GenusSpiraea
Other Common Names
Japanese Meadowsweet (EN) Japanese meadowsweet (EN) Spirée du Japon (FR)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Taxonomic Comments
FNA (vol. 9, 2014) does not recognize distinct varieties in Spiraea japonica.
Conservation Status
Review Date1994-03-22
Change Date1994-03-22
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaNNA
ProvinceRankNative
New BrunswickSNANo
OntarioSNANo
British ColumbiaSNANo
Nova ScotiaSNANo
United StatesNNA
ProvinceRankNative
VirginiaSNANo
GeorgiaSNANo
New YorkSNANo
South CarolinaSNANo
Rhode IslandSNANo
West VirginiaSNANo
ConnecticutSNANo
MarylandSNANo
DelawareSNANo
MichiganSNANo
IllinoisSNANo
MassachusettsSNANo
New HampshireSNANo
KentuckySNANo
MaineSNANo
VermontSNANo
PennsylvaniaSNANo
IndianaSNANo
North CarolinaSNANo
TennesseeSNANo
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (43)
Alaska (4)
AreaForestAcres
Douglas IslandTongass National Forest28,065
MadanTongass National Forest68,553
RhineTongass National Forest23,010
Taku-SnettishamTongass National Forest664,928
Georgia (8)
AreaForestAcres
Big MountainChattahoochee National Forest1,974
Boggs CreekChattahoochee National Forest2,073
Cedar MountainChattahoochee National Forest1,083
Helton CreekChattahoochee National Forest2,348
Kelly RidgeChattahoochee National Forest8,325
Pink KnobChattahoochee National Forest12,127
Sarah's CreekChattahoochee National Forest6,888
Tate BranchChattahoochee National Forest1,069
Kentucky (1)
AreaForestAcres
WolfpenDaniel Boone National Forest2,835
North Carolina (9)
AreaForestAcres
Balsam ConePisgah National Forest10,591
BearwallowPisgah National Forest4,113
Craggy MountainPisgah National Forest2,657
Jarrett CreekPisgah National Forest7,485
Mackey MountainPisgah National Forest5,934
Overflow CreekNantahala National Forest3,379
Sam Knob (addition)Pisgah National Forest2,576
Tusquitee BaldNantahala National Forest13,670
Wilson CreekPisgah National Forest4,863
Pennsylvania (2)
AreaForestAcres
Allegheny FrontAllegheny National Forest7,430
Clarion RiverAllegheny National Forest3,821
South Carolina (1)
AreaForestAcres
Big MountainSumter National Forest2,337
Tennessee (3)
AreaForestAcres
Devil's BackboneCherokee National Forest4,287
Sampson Mountain AdditionCherokee National Forest3,064
Stone MountainCherokee National Forest5,367
Utah (1)
AreaForestAcres
Burch CreekWasatch-Cache National Forest6,938
Vermont (1)
AreaForestAcres
Griffith Lake 09084Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests1,833
Virginia (9)
AreaForestAcres
Beards MountainGeorge Washington National Forest7,505
Brush MountainJefferson National Forest6,002
Dolly AnnGeorge Washington National Forest7,855
Elliott KnobGeorge Washington National Forest9,380
Garden MountainJefferson National Forest3,960
Gum RunGeorge Washington National Forest12,620
Hunting Camp Little Wolf CreekJefferson National Forest8,953
JerkemtightGeorge Washington National Forest16,687
The PriestGeorge Washington National Forest5,737
West Virginia (4)
AreaForestAcres
Cheat MountainMonongahela National Forest8,191
Dry ForkMonongahela National Forest657
Middle MountainMonongahela National Forest19,020
North Mountain HopevilleMonongahela National Forest6,525
References (2)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2014b. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 9. Magnoliophyta: Picramniaceae to Rosaceae. Oxford University Press, New York. xxiv + 713 pp.
  2. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.