Sorbaria tomentosa, the Himalayan sorbaria or Kashmir false spirea, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae. A shrub with white flowers that can grow up to 6 metres in height.[2] It is native to Afghanistan, Central Asia and the Himalayas, and has been introduced to the South Island of New Zealand.[1][3] It has gone extinct in Tajikistan.[1] Its putative variety Sorbaria tomentosa var. angustifolia, the narrow-leaved Himalayan sorbaria, has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[4]
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| In bloom at Valley of Flowers National Park, India | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Sorbaria |
| Species: | S. tomentosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Sorbaria tomentosa | |
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References
edit- ^ a b c "Sorbaria tomentosa (Lindl.) Rehder". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ Coutts, J; Osborn, A; Edwards, A (1954). Preston, G.H. (ed.). The Complete Book of Gardening. Great Britain: Ward, Lock & Co., Limited. p. 399.
- ^ Qureshi, Tabish. "Kashmir False Spirea". flowersofindia.net. Flowers of India. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ "Sorbaria tomentosa var. angustifolia narrow-leaved Himalayan sorbaria". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
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