Spiraea splendens (Mountain Spiraea)

7/9/07 Silver Lake (Kay's Silver Lake Resort), Hwy. 88, Carson Pass Rd., 

Central Sierras, Amador County.

LIFE LIST NOTES:

COMMON NAME: Mountain Spiraea, Rose Meadowsweet

SPECIES: Spiraea splendens

FAMILY: Rosaceae (Rose Family)

LIFE LIST DATE: 7/9/07

LOCATION: Silver Lake (Kay's Silver Lake Resort), Hwy. 88, Carson Pass Rd., Central Sierras, Amador County, CA

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Treatment from Jepson eFlora:

NATIVE

Habit: Plant 2--9 dm, glabrous to sparsely fine-hairy. 

Leaf: generally ovate, generally 1--7 cm; petiole < 3 mm. 

Flower: hypanthium 2--2.5 mm; sepals +- 1 mm; petals +- 1.5 mm, rose. 

Ecology: Moist, rocky areas including serpentine, conifer forest; 

Elevation: 550--3400 m. 

Bioregional Distribution: KR, CaR, SNH; 

Distribution Outside California: to British Columbia, Nevada. 

Flowering Time: Jun--Sep 

Synonyms: Spiraea densiflora Nutt. ex Rydb.; Spiraea densiflora Nutt. ex Torr. & A. Gray, inval.; Spiraea densiflora subsp. splendens (Baumann ex K. Koch) Abrams; Spiraea helleri Rydb.; Spiraea splendens E.N. Baumann ex K. Koch var. splendens

Jepson eFlora Author: Daniel Potter & Thomas J. Rosatti