Rosaceae

Germander meadowsweet

Spiraea chamaedryfolia L.

Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Spiraea

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Germander meadowsweet (Spiraea chamaedryfolia) — FlowerPhoto: Jane Charlen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (18)

Azerbaijani: Məryəmnoxuduyarpaq topulqa
Belarusian: Спірэя дубраўкалістая
Chinese: 石蚕叶绣线菊, 石蠶葉綉線菊, 乌苏里绣线菊
Czech: Tavolník ožankolistý
Dutch: Iepspirea
English: Germander meadowsweet
Estonian: Taraenelas
Finnish: Idänvirpiangervo, Amurinvirpiangervo, Lumiangervo, Virpiangervo
German: Gamander-Spierstrauch
hsb: Wjazowa wjerbička
Japanese: アイズシモツケ, アイヅシモツケ
Latvian: Goblapu spireja
Romanian: Cununiță
Russian: Спирея дубравколистная, Спирея вязолистная, Спирея дубровниколистная, Таволга дубровколистная
Slovak: Tavoľník okrasný
Slovenian: Vrednikovolistna medvejka
Ukrainian: Таволга в'язолиста
Welsh: Erwain dail llwyfen

Synonyms

Spiraea alnifolia Zabel
Spiraea aubifolia Zabel
Spiraea banatica Janka ex Just
Spiraea banatica Janka
Spiraea belgica Dumort.
Spiraea chamaedrifolia Pall.
Spiraea chamaedrifolia var. vulgaris Cambess.
Spiraea chamaedryfolia subsp. flexuosa (Fisch. ex Cambess.) Nedol.
Spiraea chamaedryfolia subsp. ulmifolia (Scop.) J.Duvign.
Spiraea chamaedryfolia subsp. ussuriensis (Pojark.) Nedol.
Spiraea chamaedryfolia var. crataegifolia Zabel
Spiraea chamaedryfolia var. flexuosa (Fisch. ex Cambess.) Maxim.
Spiraea chamaedryfolia var. pilosa (Nakai) H.Hara
Spiraea chamaedryfolia var. pubescens H.Hara
Spiraea chamaedryfolia var. stenophylla Zabel
Spiraea chamaedryfolia var. subracemosa Ser.
Spiraea chamaedryfolia var. transiens Zabel
Spiraea chamaedryfolia var. typica Fiori
Spiraea chamaedryfolia var. ulmifolia (Scop.) Maxim.
Spiraea chamaedryfolia var. vulgaris Cambess.
Spiraea flexuosa Fisch. ex Cambess.
Spiraea flexuosa var. latifolia Fisch. ex Maxim.
Spiraea flexuosa var. stenophylla (Zabel) C.K.Schneid.
Spiraea flexuosa var. typica C.K.Schneid.
Spiraea incisa Rchb.
Spiraea media var. oblongifolia C.K.Schneid.
Spiraea oblongata Wender.
Spiraea prostrata Schur
Spiraea ulmifolia Scop.
Spiraea ulmifolia f. subalpina Schur
Spiraea ulmifolia f. suborbicularis Nyár.
Spiraea ulmifolia subsp. banatica (Janka) Nyman
Spiraea ulmifolia var. leiocarpa Borbás
Spiraea ulmifolia var. parvifolia Lavallée
Spiraea ulmifolia var. phyllantha Ser.
Spiraea ulmifolia var. pilosa Nakai
Spiraea ulmifolia var. trichocarpa Borbás
Spiraea ussuriensis Pojark.
Spiraea versifolia Raf.
Spiraea yazawai Makino

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Jane Charlen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Hectonichus, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Katrin Simon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: faure_33, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Marc Evans, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Christoph Moning, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Philippe salles, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Andrew Bazdyrev, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Lilie CASTANIE, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF

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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.