Rosaceae

Oriental spiraea

Spiraea media Schmidt

Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Spiraea

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Oriental spiraea (Spiraea media) — FlowerPhoto: Алексей Ябс, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (7)

Chinese: 欧亚绣线菊, 石棒子, 石棒绣线菊, 绣线菊子
Czech: Tavolník prostřední
English: Oriental spiraea, Russian spiraea
Finnish: Taiganvirpiangervo
Russian: Таволга средняя
Slovenian: Srednja medvejka
Welsh: Erwain Rwsia

Synonyms

Spiraea chamaedryfolia var. media (Schmidt) Pursh
Spiraea media var. mollis (K.Koch & Bouché) C.K.Schneid.
Spiraea media var. typica Buia
Spiraea mollis K.Koch & C.D.Bouché

Flowers

In flower: May to June (from 55 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Алексей Ябс, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Алексей Ябс, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Алексей Ябс, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: akimuzuk, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: User:Pipi69e, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Сергей, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Сергей, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Илья Руденко, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Фёдор, CC0, 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); US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.