Spiraea lucida, the shiny-leaf meadowsweet, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae, native to western Canada as far as Saskatchewan, and the northwestern United States as far as the Dakotas.[1][2] In the past, due to its leaf morphology varying greatly because of the plants' tendency to die back to the ground in winter, it was considered a variety of Spiraea betulifolia, the white or birch-leaf meadowsweet.[2]
| Spiraea lucida | |
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| In bloom in Icicle Canyon, Washington state | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Spiraea |
| Species: | S. lucida
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| Binomial name | |
| Spiraea lucida | |
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References
edit- ^ a b "Spiraea lucida Douglas ex Greene". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ^ a b "Flora of North America species comparison". nwwildflowers.com. Northwest Wildflowers. 2023. Archived from the original on 8 September 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
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