Rosaceae
Thunberg's meadowsweet
Spiraea thunbergii
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Genus
- Spiraea
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Common names
By language (4)
- Chinese
- 珍珠繍線菊, 珍珠绣线菊, 喷雪花, 柳叶绣球菊, 珍珠花, 雪柳
- English
- Thunberg's meadowsweet
- Japanese
- ユキヤナギ, コゴメバナ, 雪柳
- Swedish
- Thunbergspirea
Synonyms
- Awayus japonicus Raf.
- Awayus japonicus (Raf.) Raf. ex B.D.Jacks.
- Spiraea japonica Raf.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Dalgial, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: peganum from Small Dole, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tim Taylor, 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.