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]

Sorbaria tomentosa
In bloom at Valley of Flowers National Park, India
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Sorbaria
Species:
S. tomentosa
Binomial name
Sorbaria tomentosa
(Lindl.) Rehder (1938)
Synonyms[1]
List
    • Basilima lindleyana (Wall. ex Lindl.) Kuntze
    • Schizonotus aitchisonii (Hemsl.) Skeels
    • Schizonotus lindleyanus Wall. ex Steud.
    • Schizonotus tomentosus Lindl. (1840)
    • Sorbaria gilgitensis Zinserl.
    • Sorbaria lindleyana (Wall. ex Lindl.) Maxim.
    • Sorbaria olgae Zinserl.
    • Sorbaria sorbifolia var. lindleyana (Wall. ex Lindl.) K.Koch
    • Sorbaria tomentosa var. angustifolia (Wenz.) Rahn
    • Spiraea aitchisonii Hemsl.
    • Spiraea lindleyana Wall. ex Lindl.
    • Spiraea sorbifolia var. angustifolia Wenz.

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Coutts, J; Osborn, A; Edwards, A (1954). Preston, G.H. (ed.). The Complete Book of Gardening. Great Britain: Ward, Lock & Co., Limited. p. 399.
  3. ^ Qureshi, Tabish. "Kashmir False Spirea". flowersofindia.net. Flowers of India. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Sorbaria tomentosa var. angustifolia narrow-leaved Himalayan sorbaria". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.