Rosaceae FAMILY

Spiraea tomentosa

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Spiraea tomentosa is a deciduous shrub with erect to ascending stems that are seldom branched; it can grow 30 - 150cm[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ]. The plant spreads by means of subterranean suckers to form thickets[11 200]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine. It is grown as an ornamental in gardens. The plant has escaped from cultivation and become invasive in parts of Europe.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeN. America - Manitoba, Ontario and New Brunswick, south through eastern N. America to Mississippi and South Carolina

HabitatFields and pastures in N. America[ 222 Title A Field Guide to Medicinal Plants. Eastern and Central N. America. Publication Author Foster. S. & Duke. J. A. Publisher Houghton Mifflin Co. Year 1990 ISBN 0395467225 Description A concise book dealing with almost 500 species. A line drawing of each plant is included plus colour photographs of about 100 species. Very good as a field guide, it only gives brief details about the plants medicinal properties. ]. Swamps and low ground[ 235 Title An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada Publication Author Britton. N. L. Brown. A. Publisher Dover Publications. New York. Year 1970 ISBN 0-486-22642-5 Description Reprint of a 1913 Flora, but still a very useful book. ]. Wetlands, woodland borders with moist acidic soil; at elevations up to 1,500 metres[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ].