Characteristics
Spiraea alba Du Roi var. latifolia (Aiton) Dippel
broad-leaved meadowsweet
Streamside meadows, swamps, wet forests, marshes, peatlands, wet thickets, forest openings, ditches, and thin soil over bedrock on exposed open rocky summits.
Shrub
Perennial
Vascular
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Native FACW (NWPL EMP) FACW (NWPL NCNE) S5 (State Rank) G5T5 (Global Rank)
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Classification
Eudicots
Rosales
Spiraea alba Du Roi var. latifolia (Aiton) Dippel - broad-leaved meadowsweet
Citation
Spiraea alba Du Roi var. latifolia (Aiton) Dippel
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display its name.

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Plant Photos
Photo By: Stephen M Young. Photo taken: Essex, NY: 30 July 2011 -
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Photo By: Stephen M Young. Photo taken: Essex, NY: 30 July 2011 -
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Photo By: Steve Young. Photo taken: Essex, NY: 7 August 2021 -
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Photo By: Steve Young. Photo taken: Essex, NY: 7 August 2021 -
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Photo By: Tim Howard. Photo taken: Essex, NY: 11 September 2008 -
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Photo By: Tim Howard. Photo taken: Essex, NY: 11 September 2008 -
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Photo By: Tim Howard. Photo taken: Essex, NY: 11 September 2008 -
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Photo By: Tim Howard. Photo taken: Essex, NY: 11 September 2008 -
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Photo By: Tim Howard. Photo taken: Essex, NY: 28 August 2008 -
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Photo By: Tim Howard. Photo taken: Essex, NY: 28 August 2008 -
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Photo By: Tim Howard. Photo taken: Essex, NY: 28 August 2008 -
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