Rosaceae
Common ninebark
Physocarpus opulifolius
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Genus
- Physocarpus
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Common names
By language (17)
- Armenian
- Բշտիկապտուղ բռնչիատերև
- Belarusian
- Пузыраплоднік каліналісты
- Chinese
- 无毛风箱果, 無毛風箱果, 具苞風箱果, 具苞风箱果
- Czech
- Tavola kalinolistá
- Dutch
- Sneeuwbalspirea
- English
- Common ninebark
- Estonian
- Lodjap-põisenelas
- Finnish
- Lännenheisiangervo
- German
- Schneeballblättrige Blasenspiere
- hsb
- Kaledźinowa wjerbička
- Latvian
- Irbeņlapu fizokarps
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Blærespirea
- Polish
- Pęcherznica kalinolistna
- Russian
- Пузыреплодник калинолистный
- Slovenian
- Kalinolistni pokalec
- Swedish
- Smällspirea
- Welsh
- Erwain naw rhisgl
Synonyms
- Neillia bracteata (Rydb.) Bean
- Neillia opulifolia (L.) W.H.Brewer & S.Watson
- Neillia opulifolia var. ferruginea (Nutt.) S.Watson
- Neillia stellata (Rydb. ex Small) Bean
- Opulaster alabamensis Rydb.
- Opulaster australis Rydb.
- Opulaster bracteatus Rydb.
- Opulaster bullatus Medik.
- Opulaster intermedius Small
- Opulaster opulifolius (L.) Kuntze
- Opulaster opulifolius f. luteus C.K.Schneid.
- Opulaster stellatus Rydb. ex Small
- Opulaster stellatus Rydb.
- Physocarpus australis (Rydb.) Rehder
- Physocarpus bracteatus (Rydb.) Rehder
- Physocarpus ferrugineus (Nutt.) Daniels
- Physocarpus glaber Raf.
- Physocarpus glabra Raf.
- Physocarpus opulifolius f. atropurpureus Geerinck
- Physocarpus opulifolius f. luteus (G.Kirchn.) Zabel
- Physocarpus opulifolius f. nanus (G.Kirchn.) Zabel
- Physocarpus opulifolius var. aureus Rehder
- Physocarpus opulifolius var. luteus (G.Kirchn.) Dippel
- Physocarpus opulifolius var. nanus Zabel
- Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius
- Physocarpus riparius Raf.
- Physocarpus riparius var. arborea Raf.
- Physocarpus riparius var. parviflora Raf.
- Physocarpus stellatus (Rydb. ex Small) Rehder
- Spiraea caroliniana Marshall
- Spiraea opulifolia Pall.
- Spiraea opulifolia L.
- Spiraea opulifolia var. ferruginea Nutt.
- Spiraea opulifolia var. glabra Hook. ex Merr.
- Spiraea opulifolia var. lutea G.Kirchn.
- Spiraea opulifolia var. nana G.Kirchn.
Flowers
- Flower colour
- purple (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
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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.