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Spiraea nipponica (Spiraea nipponica)

Description

Spiraea nipponica is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae, native to Japan. Growing to 1.2-2.5 m (4-8 ft) tall and broad, it is a deciduous shrub with clusters of small, bowl-shaped white flowers in midsummer. The specific epithet Nipponica means "Japanese". The cultivar 'Snowmound"has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum: Magnoliophyta

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Rosales

            • Family: Rosaceae

              • Genus: Spiraea