Spiraea yunnanensis Frauch.

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Rosaceae > Spiraea

Characteristics

Shrubs 1–2 m tall. Branchlets suberect, slightly bent or distinctly tortuous, brownish to gray-brown, slender, gray-white tomentose when young, later glabrous; buds ovoid, small, softly hairy initially, apex obtuse. Petiole 2–5 mm, tomentose; leaf blade adaxially dark green, obovate or ovate to suborbicular, 1–2 × 0.5–1.5 cm, abaxially densely gray tomentose, adaxially pubescent, 3–5-veined at base, lateral veins prominent, base cuneate, margin ± obtusely serrate or doubly serrate, sometimes slightly 3-lobed, entire near base, apex obtuse. Umbels pedunculate, 1.5–3 × 2–3 cm, 5–25-flowered; pedicels 5–9 mm, densely yellow-white tomentose; bracts linear, 2–3 mm, yellow-white tomentose. Flowers 5–8 mm in diam. Hypanthium campanulate, tomentose abaxially. Sepals triangular, 1.5–2 × 1–1.5 mm, erect in fruit, apex acute or shortly acuminate. Petals white, broadly obovate or suborbicular, 3–4 × 2.5–3.5 mm, glabrous, base shortly clawed, apex emarginate or obtuse. Stamens ca. 20, ca. 1/2 as long as petals. Disk annular, almost divided into 10 emarginate lobes. Carpels gray-white pubescent; styles shorter than stamens. Follicles spreading, sparsely pubescent; styles abaxial, somewhat divergent. Fl. Apr–Jul, fr. Jul–Oct.
Life form annual
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 1.0 - 2.0
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AprMayJun
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OctNovDec
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Hardiness (USDA) 6-10

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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 30 - 40
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 18
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Distribution

Spiraea yunnanensis world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:742615-1
WFO ID wfo-0001016051
COL ID 4Z6T9
BDTFX ID -
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Synonyms

Spiraea yunnanensis f. tortuosa Spiraea sinobrahuica Spiraea tortuosa Spiraea sinobrahuica var. aridicola Spiraea yunnanensis