Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Subkingdom Viridiplantae > Infrakingdom Streptophyta > Division Tracheophyta > Subdivision Spermatophytina > Class Magnoliopsida > Superorder Rosanae > Order Rosales > Family Rosaceae > Genus Spiraea

Spiraea japonica L. f.

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Spiraea*	L.	accepted genus name
*Drimopogon*	Raf.	heterotypic synonym
*Spiraea alba*	Du Roi	taxonomically included in
*Spiraea betulifolia*	Pall.	taxonomically included in
*Spiraea cana*	Waldst. & Kit.	taxonomically included in
*Spiraea chamaedryfolia*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Spiraea crenata*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Spiraea decumbens*	W. D. J. Koch	taxonomically included in
*Spiraea douglasii*	Hook.	taxonomically included in
*Spiraea hypericifolia*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Spiraea japonica*	L. f.	taxonomically included in
*Spiraea media*	Schmidt	taxonomically included in
*Spiraea salicifolia*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Spiraea tomentosa*	L.	taxonomically included in

Species group names

*Spiraea bullata*	Maxim.	heterotypic synonym
*Spiraea callosa*	Thunb.	heterotypic synonym
*Spiraea japonica*	Desv.	later homonym
*Spiraea belloides*	auct.	misapplied name

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Finnish: japaninangervo sources: Kurtto, A., Lampinen, R., Piirainen, M. & Uotila, P. 2019: Checklist of the vascular plants of Finland. Suomen putkilokasvien luettelo. – Helsinki: Finnish Museum of Natural History LUOMUS

Greek: Σπειραία η ιαπωνική sources: Kabbadas, D. S. 1957–1964: Eikonographemenon botanikon-phytologikon lexikon. – Athenai

Swedish: praktspirea

Literature

nomenclatural reference	Suppl. Pl.: 262. 1782

Genbank

Citation

Kurtto, A. Spiraea japonica L. f. Accessed through: Euro+Med PlantBase at https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/4b47414b-ae27-459d-8276-1a61b5ecc4cc

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Occurrence

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Environment

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Importance

IUCN:
Red List status LC 2009 This species is least concern and is widespread and abundant according to the red list of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.