MOUNTAIN SPIRAEA. (IN THE FALL)
GENESIS NAME: Spiraea splendens
DISTRIBUTION: U.S.A...CA, ID, MT, NV, OR, WA, WY
SEASON: Blooms June rthru August
MEDICAL USE: The leaves and flowering stems are alterative, anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, aromatic, astringent, diaphoretic, diuretic, stomachic and tonic[4, 9, 21, 165]. The plant is harvested in July when it is in flower and can be dried for later use.
POISONOUS: The fact is that they are not poisonous. Nor are they edible, and it can be expected that, when eaten in quantity, they may cause stomach upset with possible vomiting.
EDIBILITY: The fact is that they are not poisonous. Nor are they edible, and it can be expected that, when eaten in quantity, they may cause stomach upset with possible vomiting.
FEATURES: Deciduous shrub, may grow to between 20 and 100 cm (~8 inches to 3+ ft) tall, stems brown, glabrous to finely and sparsely hairy. Leaves alternate, simple, ovoid, 1–5 cm long, margin toothed near tip and sides but not at the base, leaf surface thin, light green, with or without hairs, turn yellow in fall; petiole less than 3 mm long. Flowers small (~ 2 mm), rose-pink, in flat-topped, terminal clusters (corymbs), very showy. Fruit is small, 5 valved follicle.LEAVES:
FRUITS: The plant bears fragrant, fuzzy pom-poms of bright rosy pink flowers in the summer. The fruit is a tiny dry pod, no more than one eighth of an inch in length.
DISTRIBUTION: U.S.A...CA, ID, MT, NV, OR, WA, WY
SEASON: Blooms June rthru August
MEDICAL USE: The leaves and flowering stems are alterative, anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, aromatic, astringent, diaphoretic, diuretic, stomachic and tonic[4, 9, 21, 165]. The plant is harvested in July when it is in flower and can be dried for later use.
POISONOUS: The fact is that they are not poisonous. Nor are they edible, and it can be expected that, when eaten in quantity, they may cause stomach upset with possible vomiting.
EDIBILITY: The fact is that they are not poisonous. Nor are they edible, and it can be expected that, when eaten in quantity, they may cause stomach upset with possible vomiting.
FEATURES: Deciduous shrub, may grow to between 20 and 100 cm (~8 inches to 3+ ft) tall, stems brown, glabrous to finely and sparsely hairy. Leaves alternate, simple, ovoid, 1–5 cm long, margin toothed near tip and sides but not at the base, leaf surface thin, light green, with or without hairs, turn yellow in fall; petiole less than 3 mm long. Flowers small (~ 2 mm), rose-pink, in flat-topped, terminal clusters (corymbs), very showy. Fruit is small, 5 valved follicle.LEAVES:
FRUITS: The plant bears fragrant, fuzzy pom-poms of bright rosy pink flowers in the summer. The fruit is a tiny dry pod, no more than one eighth of an inch in length.
DESCRIPTION:
Subalpine Spiraea is a low-statured, deciduous shrub, 2-3 ft. tall, with shiny, bright green leaves; reddish-purple bark; and flat-topped clusters of tiny, dark-pink to purple flowers that bloom June - August. The Subalpine Spiraea is a member of the rose family (family Rosaceae) which includes about 2000 species of trees, shrubs, and herbs worldwide.
The reddish-brown branches of spiraea splendens, a small deciduous shrub, tend to hang down so the plant never becomes much more than 2 feet tall. Blooms appear in summer from the ends of the newer branches; rounded, flat-topped clusters of several dozen tiny, dark pink flowers, each with five sepals, five petals and many long stamens, projecting well beyond the corolla. Sepals are spreading or upwards-pointing, not bent back, like the similar spiraea douglasii.
The plant favors moist locations and is found over a wide area of the West, at elevations between 2,000 and 11,000 feet. Leaves are hairless or only slightly hairy, and the same on both surfaces.
The plant favors moist locations and is found over a wide area of the West, at elevations between 2,000 and 11,000 feet. Leaves are hairless or only slightly hairy, and the same on both surfaces.
The reddish-brown branches of spiraea splendens, a small deciduous shrub, tend to hang down so the plant never becomes much more than 2 feet tall. Blooms appear in summer from the ends of the newer branches; rounded, flat-topped clusters of several dozen tiny, dark pink flowers, each with five sepals, five petals and many long stamens, projecting well beyond the corolla. Sepals are spreading or upwards-pointing, not bent back, like the similar spiraea douglasii.
The plant favors moist locations and is found over a wide area of the West, at elevations between 2,000 and 11,000 feet. Leaves are hairless or only slightly hairy, and the same on both surfaces.
The plant favors moist locations and is found over a wide area of the West, at elevations between 2,000 and 11,000 feet. Leaves are hairless or only slightly hairy, and the same on both surfaces.