Rosaceae
False spiraea
Sorbaria sorbifolia
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Genus
- Sorbaria
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Common names
By language (21)
- Arabic
- تود غبيرائي الورق
- Armenian
- Սորբարիա արոսատերև
- arz
- تود غبيرائى الورق
- Azerbaijani
- Quşarmuduyarpaq sorbariya
- Belarusian
- Рабіннік рабіналісты
- Chinese
- 珍珠梅, 东北珍珠梅, 八本条, 华楸珍珠梅, 山高梁条子, 山高粱条子, 高楷子, 花楸叶珍珠梅
- Czech
- Tavolníkovec jeřábolistý
- Danish
- Sibirisk Tusindtop
- Dutch
- Lijsterbesspirea, Sorbaria
- English
- False spiraea
- Estonian
- Harilik pihlenelas
- Finnish
- Viitapihlaja-angervo
- German
- Sibirische Fiederspiere, Ebereschen-Fiederspiere, Fieder-Spierstrauch
- hsb
- Wjerjebinowa wjerbička
- Icelandic
- Reyniblaðka
- Korean
- 쉬땅나무
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Rognspirea
- Polish
- Tawlina jarzębolistna, Tawlina jarzębinowa
- Russian
- Рябинник рябинолистный, Рябинник обыкновенный, Рябинолистник обыкновенный, Спирея рябинолистная
- Swedish
- Rönnspirea
- Welsh
- Sorbaria
Synonyms
- Basilima sorbifolia (L.) Raf.
- Basilima sorbifolia (L.) Raf.
- Schizonotus sorbifolius (L.) Lindl. ex Steud.
- Sorbaria sorbifolia var. typica C.K.Schneid.
- Spiraea sorbifolia L.
Flowers
- In flower
- June to July (from 371 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: introduced, Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: naturalist charlie, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: anniero, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Steven Lamonde, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: JCorven, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Patrick Hacker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Taken by Fanghong, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: psweet, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: naturalist charlie, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.