Class
Family
Classification
Subordinate Taxa
Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Sorbaria (Ser.) A.Braun in Ascherson, Fl. Brandenburg 177 (1860)
Vernacular Name(s):
False spiraea
Description
Deciduous, usually suckering, large shrubs, not armed; stems ± erect, glabrate. Lvs distributed along young stems, large, imparipinnate; leaflets toothed, petiolulate; stipules small, free, persistent. Infl. a large terminal panicle of many small fls. Fls 5-merous, ☿, small, shortly pedicellate. Hypanthium broadly cup-shaped. Epicalyx 0. Sepals persistent; lobes reflexed. Petals ovate to suborbicular, small but exceeding calyx, white. Stamens 20–50, inserted at mouth of calyx tube. Ovary superior; carpels (4)–5–(8), fused at base; styles 5; ovules several. Fr. of usually 5 follicles; seeds several in each follicle, small.
[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]
Biostatus
Exotic
| Category | Number |
|---|---|
| Exotic: Fully Naturalised | 1 |
| Total | 1 |
Bibliography
Ascherson, P.F.A. 1860-1864: Flora der Provinz Brandenburg. Vol. 1.
Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.
