Rosaceae
Queen of the prairie
Filipendula rubra
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Genus
- Filipendula
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Common names
By language (5)
- Chinese
- 草仙子
- Czech
- Tužebník červený
- English
- Queen of the prairie
- Finnish
- Preeriamesiangervo, Preeria-angervo
- Swedish
- Amerikanskt älggräs
Synonyms
- Filipendula lobata (Gronov. ex Jacq.) Maxim.
- Filipendula lobata var. albiflora Bergmans
- Filipendula lobata var. venusta-magnifica Bergmans
- Spiraea lobata Gronov. ex Jacq.
- Spiraea lobata var. latiloba Turcz.
- Spiraea palmata L.
- Spiraea palmata var. alba Anon.
- Spiraea palmata var. tomentosa Wenz.
- Spiraea rubra (Hill) Britton
- Thecanisia angustifolia Raf.
- Thecanisia lobata (Gronov. ex Jacq.) Raf.
- Thecanisia ponpurea Raf.
- Thecanisia purpurea Raf.
- Ulmaria lobata Kostel. ex Maxim.
- Ulmaria rubra Hill
- Ulmaria rubra var. albicans Rehder
- Ulmaria rubra var. venusta Rehder
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
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Photo: Bernard Spragg. NZ from Christchurch, New Zealand, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.