Spiraea hypericifolia L.

Iberian spirea (en), Spirée à feuilles de millepertuis au sens large (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Rosaceae > Spiraea

Characteristics

Shrubs to 1.5 m. Branches erect, spreading; branchlets brownish to gray-brown, slender, terete, glabrous or puberulous when young; buds ovoid, small, with several brownish scales, glabrous or subglabrous, apex acute. Petiole 1–4 mm, glabrous; leaf blade oblong-obovate or obovate-lanceolate, 1.5–2 × 0.5–0.7 cm, usually glabrous, rarely pubescent on both surfaces, base cuneate, indistinctly 3-veined or pinnately veined, margin entire (or on sterile branchlets obtusely 2-or 3-dentate apically), apex obtuse or acute. Umbels sessile, 1–2.5 cm, 5–11-flowered, with several small, clustered leaves at base; pedicels 0.8–1.8 cm, glabrous or puberulous; bracts very small, caducous. Flowers 5–7 mm in diam. Hypanthium campanulate, glabrous abaxially. Sepals triangular, 1.5–2 mm, erect in fruit, apex acute. Petals white, suborbicular or obovate, 3–3.5 × 3–4 mm, glabrous, base shortly clawed, apex obtuse. Stamens ca. 20, slightly shorter than to subequaling petals. Disk annular, 10-lobed. Carpels pubescent or subglabrous; styles somewhat shorter than stamens. Follicles straightly spreading, glabrous; styles terminal on abaxial side, divergent. Fl. May–Jun, fr. Jun–Sep.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread epizoochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.0 - 1.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 2.0
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 3-5
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-8

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 30 - 40
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 18
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -29
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Flower

Spiraea hypericifolia flower picture by velikodniy (cc-by-sa)
Spiraea hypericifolia flower picture by Vladimir Ivanovic (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Spiraea hypericifolia world distribution map, present in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bulgaria, China, France, Georgia, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Liberia, Moldova (Republic of), Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Ukraine, United States of America, Uzbekistan, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:742305-1
WFO ID wfo-0000985818
COL ID 4Z6K6
BDTFX ID 77523
INPN ID 159853
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Spiraea crenata Spiraea hypericifolia Spiraea sibirica Eleiosina virgata Spiraea ambigua Spiraea orbicularis Spiraea speciosa Spiraea thalictroides Spiraea aquilegiifolia Spiraea acutifolia Spiraea hookeriana Spiraea uralensis Spiraea hypericifolia subsp. hypericifolia Spiraea hypericifolia var. genuina Spiraea hypericifolia var. acutifolia Spiraea virgata var. hookeriana Spiraea hypericifolia var. plukenetiana Spiraea hypericifolia var. typica

Lower taxons

Spiraea hypericifolia var. acuta Spiraea hypericifolia subsp. obovata