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Bridal-wreath

Spiraea prunifolia

Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist. — (c) bruzzone, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Pennsylvania.

United States	1,038
Pennsylvania	121
New York	110
New Jersey	96
Virginia	93
Maryland	83
South Korea	74
China	65
North Carolina	59
Taiwan Province	54

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

Restoration or landscaping useListed as being used for restoration, landscaping, ornamental planting, erosion control, soil improvement, shade, windbreaks, pollution indicators, or wastewater purification.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
Shrub growth formListed by a harvested source as having a shrub or bush growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics

Classification

Kingdom	Plants · Plantae
Phylum	Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta
Class	Dicots · Magnoliopsida
Order	Roses, Elms, Figs, and Allies · Rosales
Family	rose family · Rosaceae
Genus	meadowsweets · Spiraea

Sources

Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
Traits: Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species (CC BY 4.0)
Traits: USDA PLANTS Characteristics (U.S. Government work / public domain)
How much to rely on each source

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