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  5. Roses, Elms, Figs, and Allies
  6. Rose Family
  7. Meadowsweets
  8. Mountain Spirea

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Mountain Spirea

Spiraea splendens

Status
native
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

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74 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Satyr Pug Moth, Fall Webworm Moth, Oblique-banded Leafroller Moth, Twin-spotted Sphinx 32
  • Hosted animals Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it Dasineura salicifoliae 1
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Eriophyes paraspiraeae, Goldenrod Crab Spider, Thomson's Groundbug 3
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Colorado Black-notched Bumble Bee, Yellow-faced Bumble Bee, Black-tailed Bumble Bee, Fuzzy-Horned Bumble Bee 38

Children

  • Subalpine Meadowsweet
  • Rose Meadowsweet

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Shrubs
Plant type
Perennial Shrub

From USDA PLANTS.

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