Spiraea latifolia

Spiraea latifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Spiraea
Species: S. latifolia
Binomial name
Spiraea latifolia
(Aiton) Borkh. (1803)

Spiraea latifolia, commonly known as broadleaf meadowsweet, is a shrub in the family Rosaceae. It has often been treated as a variety of Spiraea alba (white or narrowleaf meadowsweet).[1] It is the primary host plant for Hemileuca lucina.

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