Rosaceae FAMILY

Spiraea canescens

Edibility

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Medicinal

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Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Spiraea canescens is a deciduous shrub that can usually grows round 180 - 250cm tal, but can reach 450cm. The main stems are erect, but produce towards the top slender, arching or pendulous branches that can grow 100cm or more long in one season and then flower profusely the next[ 11 Title Trees and Shrubs Hardy in Great Britain. Vol 1 - 4 and Supplement. Publication Author Bean. W. Publisher Murray Year 1981 ISBN - Description A classic with a wealth of information on the plants, but poor on pictures. , 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for its wood, which is used to make walking sticks. It is often grown as an ornamental, valued for its summer flowering display.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - China (Gansu, Sichuan, Yunnan, Xizang) to the Himalayas of India, Nepal and Bhutan.

HabitatScrub and hedges, at elevations from 1,500 - 3,000 metres[ 184 Title Shrubs. Publication Author Phillips. R. & Rix. M. Publisher Pan Books Year 1989 ISBN 0-330-30258-2 Description Excellent photographs and a terse description of 1,900 species and cultivars. ]. Open hillsides above 2,100 metres in Uttar Pradesh[ 158 Title Forest Flora of Chakrata, Dehra Dun and Saharanpur. Publication Author Gupta. B. L. Publisher Forest Research Institute Press Year 1945 ISBN - Description A good flora for the middle Himalayan forests, sparsly illustrated. Not really for the casual reader. ]. Thickets, thicket margins, valleys, river banks, stream sides, dry places; at elevations from 2,300 - 4,000 metres[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].