A guide to nonnative invasive plants inventoried in the north by ...
A guide to nonnative invasive plants inventoried in the north by ...
A guide to nonnative invasive plants inventoried in the north by ...
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Spiraea japonica<br />
Japanese meadowsweet SPJA<br />
Form: Perennial, deciduous shrub <strong>in</strong> rose family. Grows<br />
4-6 ft (1.2-1.8 m) tall and about <strong>the</strong> same <strong>in</strong> width. Naturally<br />
variable <strong>in</strong> form; many varieties <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> horticultural trade.<br />
Leaves: Alternate, serrate, generally lanceolate <strong>to</strong> ovate,<br />
apex acute, ½-3 <strong>in</strong>. (1-7.5 cm) long.<br />
Flowers/fruit: Rosy-p<strong>in</strong>k, borne at <strong>the</strong> tips of branches <strong>in</strong><br />
flat-<strong>to</strong>pped clusters, 2 <strong>in</strong>. (5 cm) wide. Fruits about 1/8 <strong>in</strong>.<br />
(2.5 mm) long; small lustrous capsules.<br />
Habitat: Adapted <strong>to</strong> disturbed areas; <strong>to</strong>lerates a wide range<br />
of soil conditions and grows <strong>in</strong> full sun <strong>to</strong> partial shade.<br />
Commonly found along streams and rivers, forest edges,<br />
roadsides, and <strong>in</strong> successional fields and power l<strong>in</strong>e rightsof-way.<br />
Similar species: Japanese meadowsweet (S. japonica)<br />
is similar <strong>to</strong> Virg<strong>in</strong>ia meadowsweet (S. virg<strong>in</strong>iana), but has<br />
gray-hairy twigs and long-po<strong>in</strong>ted, narrow, <strong>to</strong>o<strong>the</strong>d leaves.<br />
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