Spiraea alba

Spiraea alba
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Spiraea
Species:
S. alba
Binomial name
Spiraea alba
Du Roi
Synonyms
  • Eleiosina obovata Raf. ex Ser.
  • Spiraea ciliata Raf.
  • Spiraea cuneifolia Borkh.
  • Spiraea flexuosa Raf.
  • Spiraea lanceolata Borkh.
  • Spiraea lancifolia Hoffmanns. ex K.Koch
  • Spiraea latifolia (Sol.) Borkh.
  • Spiraea paniculata (Willd.) G.Don
  • Spiraea undulata Borkh.

Spiraea alba, commonly known as meadowsweet, white meadowsweet, narrowleaf meadowsweet, pale bridewort, or pipestem, is native to the wet soils of the Allegheny Mountains and other portions of eastern North America, but is currently endangered in the state of Missouri. It is naturalized in other parts of the world.

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