Astilbe japonica

Astilbe japonica

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Saxifragales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Saxifragales

Familia: Saxifragaceae
Tribus: Astilbeae
Genus: Astilbe
Sectio: A. sect. Simplicifoliae
Species: Astilbe japonica
Subspecies: A. j. subsp. glaberrima – A. j. subsp. japonica

Name

Astilbe japonica (C.Morr. & Decne.) A.Gray (1843)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Hoteia japonica C.Morr. & Decne., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 2, 2: 317. 1834.
• Homotypic
  • Spiraea aruncus Thunb., Fl. Jap. (Thunberg) 211. 1784, nom. illeg. non L. (1753).

Hybrids

A. × lemoinei

References

• Gray, A. 1843. London J. Bot. 2. 124.
• Walters, S.M. (1995). The European Garden Flora, Vol. IV - Dicotyledons (Part II) ISBN 0-521-42095-4.
• USDA, NRCS. 2006. The PLANTS Database, 6 March 2006 (http://plants.usda.gov). Data compiled from various sources by Mark W. Skinner. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Japanische Prachtspiere
English: florist's spiraea
svenska: Silverastilbe

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