Life Plants Magnoliophyta Magnoliophytina Magnoliopsida Rosaceae

Foodplants for Abraxas grossulariata, Acleris fimbriana, A. laterana, A. rubivorella, Acytolepis puspa, Anacampsis solemnella, Brenthis ino, Callophrys rubi, Celastrina ladon, Depressaria hystricella, Dyschloropsis impararia, Epinotia contrariana, Euphydryas aurinia, Lasiocampa quercus, Limenitis sydyi, Lobesia spiraeae, Macaria notata, Neptis rivularis, Orthotaenia secunda, Pandemis corylana, Pyrgus maculatus, Rapala manea, Rheumaptera hastata, Satyrium prunoides, Sphinx ligustri, Zeuzera pyrina

• Spiraea salicifolia L. Pajulehtinen spirea Pajuangervo Meadow-sweet Bridewort

  • Spiraea salicifolia var. grosserrata; [CoL]
  • Spiraea salicifolia var. grosseserrata; [POWO]
  • Spiraea salicifolia var. oligodonta; [CoL]
  • Spiraea salicifolia var. salicifolia; [POWO]
  • Spiraea salicifolia; [SK], 329; [GMBOT], 456; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [POWO]

  Foodplant for Acleris comariana, A. similis, Acronicta euphorbiae, A. psi, Angerona prunaria, Arctia caja, Athrips pruinosella, Celypha siderana, Coleophora spiraeella, Diachrysia aereoides, Limenitis sydyi latefasciata, Neptis rivularis, Rheumaptera undulata, Sphinx ligustri

• Spiraea alba Du Roi Valkopajuangervo Steeplebush White Meadowsweet

  • Spiraea alba alba; [iNaturalist]
  • Spiraea alba var. alba; [POWO]
  • Spiraea alba; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [POWO]

  Foodplant for Hemileuca maia menyanthevora, H. maia menyanthevora

• Spiraea latifolia (Aiton) Borkh. Kaljupajuangervo Meadow-sweet

  • Spiraea alba latifolia; [iNaturalist]
  • Spiraea alba var. latifolia; [CoL] ; [POWO]
  • Spiraea latifolia; [SK], 330 (note)
• Spiraea densiflora Nutt. Subalpine Spirea

  • Spiraea densiflora; [FPN], 227
  • Spiraea densiflora Nutt.;

  1202x1802 (~171Kb) USA: Johnson Ridge (47.796°N 121.257°W, 1234m), Snohomish Co., WA, 11.8.2006, Photo © Markku Savela	1202x1802 (~160Kb) USA: Johnson Ridge (47.796°N 121.257°W, 1234m), Snohomish Co., WA, 11.8.2006, Photo © Markku Savela	1202x1802 (~393Kb) USA: Washington, King Co., Captain Point, 7.8.2011 (47.761N 121.194W), Photo © Markku Savela
  1202x1802 (~212Kb) USA: Washington, King Co., Captain Point, 7.8.2011 (47.761N 121.194W), Photo © Markku Savela

  • var. densiflora

    • Spiraea densiflora var. densiflora; [FPN], 227
  • var. splendens (Baumann) Hitchc.

    • Spiraea splendens (Baumann) Hitchc.

    • Spiraea densiflora var. splendens; [FPN], 228
    • Spiraea splendens rosea; [iNaturalist]
    • Spiraea splendens splendens; [iNaturalist]
    • Spiraea splendens var. rosea; [CoL] ; [POWO]
    • Spiraea splendens var. splendens; [POWO]
    • Spiraea splendens; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [POWO]
• Spiraea betulifolia Pall. Shiny-leaf Meadowsweet Shiny-leaf Spiraea

  • Spiraea betulifolia aemiliana; [iNaturalist]
  • Spiraea betulifolia betulifolia; [iNaturalist]
  • Spiraea betulifolia var. aemiliana; [CoL] ; [POWO]
  • Spiraea betulifolia var. betulifolia; [POWO]
  • Spiraea betulifolia; [FPN], 228; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [POWO]
  • Spiraea betulifolia Pall.;

  identification uncertain 600x902 (~112Kb) USA: nr Crystal Mountain / FR9726 (47°13'56N 120°38'25W), Kittitas Co., WA, 11.7.2000, Photo © Markku Savela

  Foodplant for Acleris rufana, Celypha siderana, C. symmathetes, Choristoneura evanidana

  • var. corymbosa (Raf.) Maxim.

    • Spiraea corymbosa Raf.
    • Spiraea betulifolia ssp. corymbosa (Raf.) Taylor & MacBryde

    • Spiraea corymbosa; [GMBOT], 456; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [POWO]
  • var. lucida (Dougl. ex Greene) Hitchc.

    • Spiraea betulifolia ssp. lucida (Dougl. ex Greene) Taylor & MacBryde
    • Spiraea lucida Dougl. ex Greene

    • Spiraea lucida; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [POWO]
• Spiraea pyramidata Greene Pyramid Spiraea

  • ?Spiraea betulifolia × douglasii
  • Spiraea tomentosa Rydb.

  • Spiraea canescens var. pyramidata; [CoL]
  • Spiraea pyramidata; [FPN], 228
  • Spiraea pyramidata Greene;
  • Spiraea tomentosa rosea; [iNaturalist]
  • Spiraea tomentosa tomentosa; [iNaturalist]
  • Spiraea × pyramidata; [iNaturalist]
  • Spiraea × pyramidata; [CoL] ; [POWO]
• Spiraea douglasii Hooker Steeplebush Punapajuangervo

  • Spiraea douglasii menziesii; [iNaturalist]
  • Spiraea douglasii subsp. menziesii; [CoL]
  • Spiraea douglasii var. menziesii; [POWO]
  • Spiraea douglasii; [SK], 330 (note); [FPN], 228; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [POWO]

  1000x658 (~160Kb) USA: on 410 near Enumclaw (47°09'54N 121°53'24W), King Co., WA, 18.7.2000, Photo © Markku Savela

  650x964 (~116Kb) USA: on 410 near Enumclaw (47°09'54N 121°53'24W), King Co., WA, 18.7.2000, Photo © Markku Savela

  • ssp. douglasii Douglas' Meadowsweet Douglas' Spiraea

    • Spiraea douglasii douglasii; [iNaturalist]
    • Spiraea douglasii subsp. douglasii; [CoL]
    • Spiraea douglasii var. douglasii; [POWO]
    • Spiraea douglasii ssp. douglasii; [FPN], 228
  • ssp. menzisii (Hook.) Presl. Menzies' Spiraea

    • Spiraea menzisii (Hook.) Presl.

    • Spiraea douglasii ssp. menzisii; [FPN], 228
  • ssp. roseata (Rydb.) Hitchc.

    • Spiraea roseata (Rydb.) Hitchc.

    • Spiraea douglasii var. roseata; [POWO]
    • Spiraea douglasii ssp. roseata; [FPN], 228
• ?Spiraea × rubella Dipp. Purppura-angervo
• Spiraea × rosalba Dippel Purppurapajuangervo Purpurspirea

  • Spiraea alba × salicifolia

  • Spiraea × rosalba; [RK], 239
  • Spiraea × rosalba; [iNaturalist]
• Spiraea × macrothyrsa Dipp. Isopajuangervo

  • Spiraea × macrothyrsa; [CoL]
• Spiraea × sanssouciana C. Koch Keisarinangervo

  • Spiraea × sanssouciana; [CoL]
• Spiraea × billiardii Hérincq Rusopajuangervo Billard's Bridewort Klasespirea

  • Spiraea douglasii × salicifolia

  • Spiraea × billiardii; [RK], 239
• Spiraea japonica L. f. Japanilainen spirea Praktspirea Japaninangervo

  • Spiraea callosa Thunb.

  • Spiraea japonica fortunei; [iNaturalist]
  • Spiraea japonica var. acuminata; [CoL] ; [POWO]
  • Spiraea japonica var. acuta; [CoL] ; [POWO]
  • Spiraea japonica var. formosana; [CoL] ; [POWO]
  • Spiraea japonica var. fortunei; [CoL] ; [POWO]
  • Spiraea japonica var. hypoglauca; [CoL] ; [POWO]
  • Spiraea japonica var. japonica; [POWO]
  • Spiraea japonica var. kweichowensis; [CoL] ; [POWO]
  • Spiraea japonica var. ripensis; [CoL] ; [POWO]
  • Spiraea japonica var. vulcanica; [CoL] ; [POWO]
  • Spiraea japonica; [RK], 239; [SK], 329; [GMBOT], 456; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [POWO]

  Foodplant for Neptis pryeri jucundita

• Spiraea chamaedryfolia L. Idänvirpiangervo Kvastspirea Virpiangervo Jalavalehtinen spirea

  • Spiraea ulmifolia Scop.

  • Spiraea chamaedryfolia pilosa; [iNaturalist]
  • Spiraea chamaedryfolia ulmifolia; [iNaturalist]
  • Spiraea chamaedryfolia var. pilosa; [CoL]
  • Spiraea chamaedryfolia; [RK], 239; [SK], 329; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [POWO]

  Foodplant for Biston betularia, Sphinx ligustri

  Foodplant as Spiraea ulmifolia for Apeira syringaria

• Spiraea media Schmidt Tädykelehtinen spirea

  • Spiraea confusa Reg.

  • Spiraea media subsp. media; [CoL] ; [POWO]
  • Spiraea media subsp. polonica; [CoL] ; [POWO]
  • Spiraea media var. sericea; [CoL]
  • Spiraea media; [SK], 329; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [POWO]

  Foodplant for Acleris comariana, Athrips patockai, Nemophora bellela, Pyrgus maculatus, Rheumaptera hastata, Satyrium prunoides

• Spiraea cana Waldst. & Kit. Harmaa spirea

  • Spiraea cana; [SK], 329; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [POWO]
• Spiraea hypericifolia L. Kuismalehtinen spirea

  • Spiraea hypericifolia hypericifolia; [iNaturalist]
  • Spiraea hypericifolia obovata; [iNaturalist]
  • Spiraea hypericifolia subsp. hypericifolia; [CoL] ; [POWO]
  • Spiraea hypericifolia subsp. obovata; [CoL] ; [POWO]
  • Spiraea hypericifolia; [SK], 329; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [POWO]

  Foodplant for Ahlbergia frivaldszkyi, Neptis rivularis

• Spiraea × bumalda Burvenich Ruusuangervo

  • Spiraea × bumalda; [iNaturalist]
  • Spiraea × bumalda; [CoL]
• Spiraea × arguta Zabel Morsiusangervo

  • Spiraea × arguta; [CoL]
• Spiraea × vanhouttei (Briot) Zabel Kinosangervo

  • Spiraea × vanhouttei; [iNaturalist]
  • Spiraea × vanhouttei; [CoL]
• Spiraea crenata Pall.

  • Spiraea crenata parvifolia; [iNaturalist]
  • Spiraea crenata subsp. crenata; [CoL] ; [POWO]
  • Spiraea crenata subsp. parvifolia; [CoL] ; [POWO]
  • Spiraea crenata var. kotschyana; [CoL] ; [POWO]
  • Spiraea crenata; [SK], 330 (note); [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [POWO]

  504x790 (~127Kb) The western slope of the hill Sopka Lysaya of the hill chain Bugotakskie Sopki, Toguchin District, Novosibirsk Province. 30th May 1998, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

  600x406 (~70Kb) The western slope of the hill Sopka Lysaya of the hill chain Bugotakskie Sopki, Toguchin District, Novosibirsk Province. 30th May 1998, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

  Foodplant for Brenthis hecate, Neptis rivularis

• Spiraea alpina Pall.

  • Spiraea alpina var. alpina; [POWO]
  • Spiraea alpina var. xizangensis; [CoL] ; [POWO]
  • Spiraea alpina; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [POWO]
  • Spiraea japonica f. alpina; [POWO]

  576x874 (~158Kb) An ancient moraine closing the cirque of the sources of the rivulet descending southward from the the Yuzhno-Chuiskii mountain range between the Chikty and Akbul Rivulet, 2600 m above sea level, the upper Dzhazator River basin, Kosh-Agach District, Altai Republic, West Siberia, Russia. 11th July 1998, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

• Spiraea virginiana Britton Virginia Meadowsweet

  • Spiraea virginiana; [GMBOT], 456; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [POWO]
• Spiraea prunifolia Sieb. & Zucc. Bridalwreath

  • Spiraea prunifolia hupehensis; [iNaturalist]
  • Spiraea prunifolia prunifolia; [iNaturalist]
  • Spiraea prunifolia pseudoprunifolia; [iNaturalist]
  • Spiraea prunifolia var. hupehensis; [CoL] ; [POWO]
  • Spiraea prunifolia var. prunifolia; [POWO]
  • Spiraea prunifolia var. pseudoprunifolia; [CoL] ; [POWO]
  • Spiraea prunifolia var. simpliciflora; [CoL]
  • Spiraea prunifolia; [GMBOT], 456; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [POWO]
• Spiraea tomentosa L. Hardhack Steeplebush

  • Spiraea tomentosa var. rosea; [POWO]
  • Spiraea tomentosa var. tomentosa; [POWO]
  • Spiraea tomentosa; [GMBOT], 456; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [POWO]

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