Rosaceae
Virginia meadowsweet
Spiraea virginiana
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Genus
- Spiraea
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 弗吉尼亚绣线菊, 弗吉尼亞繡線菊
- English
- Virginia meadowsweet
Synonyms
- Spiraea virginiana f. serrulata (Rehder) Rehder
- Spiraea virginiana var. serrulata Rehder
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Clay Gibbons, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Evan M. Raskin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Brandon Wheeler, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.