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Northern meadowsweet (Spiraea alba latifolia)

Description

Spiraea latifolia, commonly known as broadleaf meadowsweet, is a shrub in the family Rosaceae. It has often been treated as a variety of Spiraea alba (white or narrowleaf meadowsweet). It is the primary host plant for Hemileuca lucina

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Rosales

            • Family: Rosaceae

              • Genus: Spiraea