Rosaceae

Shinyleaf spirea

Spiraea lucida Douglas ex Greene

Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Spiraea

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Shinyleaf spirea (Spiraea lucida) — FlowerPhoto: Whitney Brook Matson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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English: Shinyleaf spirea

Synonyms

Spiraea betulifolia subsp. lucida (Douglas ex Greene) R.L.Taylor & MacBryde
Spiraea betulifolia var. lucida (Douglas ex Greene) C.L.Hitchc.
Spiraea corymbosa f. lucida (Douglas ex Greene) Zabel

Flowers

In flower: June to August (from 481 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

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

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Whitney Brook Matson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Carolyn Koehn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: mfeaver, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: mfeaver, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Erin Springinotic, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Brian Dickerson, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: David Anderson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Shirley Morrison, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.