Rosaceae

Bridalwreath spirea

Spiraea prunifolia Siebold & Zucc.

Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Spiraea

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Bridalwreath spirea (Spiraea prunifolia) — FlowerPhoto: 葉子, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (5)

arz: سبيريا برونيفوليا
Chinese: 李叶绣线菊, 笑靥花, 笑靨花, 李叶笑靥花, 李葉繡線菊
English: Bridalwreath spirea
Japanese: シジミバナ
szy: Nipaluma-balubalu, balobalo

Synonyms

Spiraea prunifolia var. florepleno Siebold
Spiraea prunifolia var. typica C.K.Schneid.
Spiraea pseudoprunifolia var. typica Hatus.
Spiraea thunbergii var. prunifolia (Siebold & Zucc.) Wenz.

Characteristics

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

Photos

FlowerPhoto: 葉子, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: The original uploader was Rgm3 at English Wikipedia ., CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Yu-Chang Chen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Makoto hasuma, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: pcwhit, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: 潘立傑 LICHIEH_PAN, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Makoto hasuma, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: axekottrosario, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: 영철 이 from 광주 광역시, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: natalie, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Dominic, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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.