Holodiscus dumosus (S.Watson) A.Heller

Rockspirea (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Rosaceae > Holodiscus

Characteristics

A shrub which loses its leaves. It has a spreading habit. It grows 4.5 m high and spreads 4.5 m wide. The leaves are egg shaped and grey-green. They have teeth along the edge. They have soft hairs and are woolly underneath. The flowers are in panicles and are creamy white. These are 20 cm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 3.5 - 4.25
Mature height (meter) 4.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.3
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Dry rocky desert valleys and hillsides well up into the mountains.
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It is a temperate plant. It suits hardiness zones 4-9.
Light 5-8
Soil humidity 2-4
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 4-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-8

Usage

Uses beverage environmental use food medicinal
Edible fruits leaves
Therapeutic use Disinfectant (flower), Unspecified (flower), Disinfectant (leaf), Emetic (leaf), Gastrointestinal Aid (leaf), Unspecified (leaf), Venereal Aid (leaf), Antidiarrheal (root), Gastrointestinal Aid (root), Cold Remedy (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants are normally grown using layering.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 180
Germination temperacture (C°) 15 - 18
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Holodiscus dumosus unspecified picture

Distribution

Holodiscus dumosus world distribution map, present in Mexico and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1164231-2
WFO ID wfo-0001013147
COL ID 6M9YK
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Spiraea discolor Spiraea dumosa Holodiscus dumosus Spiraea discolor var. dumosa Holodiscus dumosus var. dumosus