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Photographer: Kenneth J. Sytsma
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Family Rosaceae
Spiraea tomentosa L. var. rosea (Raf.) Fernald
hard-hack, steeplebush
Spiraea: ancient Greek word for "a wreath spiraled or twisted" for the twisted seed pod of some of these species
tomentosa: densely woolly
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 2'- 3 1/2' tall shrub |
| Flower: | pink, 5-parted, 1/8" wide; inflorescence a 5" terminal, branched panicle-like cluster; blooms July-Sept. |
| Fruit: | woolly, pod-like with several seeds |
| Leaf: | alternate, not divided or lobed, oblong to lance-like, whitish-orange fuzz beneath, edges with fine, sharp teeth |
| Habitat: | full to partial sun; moist; meadows, streambanks, bogs; in sandy, loamy soil |
| (Glossary) |
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