Taxon:  Spiraea betulifolia Pall.



Summary
Genus:
Spiraea
Family:
Rosaceae
Subfamily:
Amygdaloideae
Tribe:
Spiraeeae
Nomen number:
35270
Place of publication:
Fl. ross. 1(1):33, t. 16.  1784
Verified:
04/22/1996 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
11 (9  active, 6  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Spiraea betulifolia Pall. var. aemiliana (C. K. Schneid.) Koidz. (0 active accession[s])
Spiraea betulifolia Pall. var. betulifolia (0 active accession[s])
Spiraea betulifolia Pall. var. corymbosa (Raf.) Maxim. (1 active accession[s])
Spiraea betulifolia Pall. var. lucida (Douglas ex Greene) C. L. Hitchc. (1 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
  2. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  3. Browne, E. T. & R. Athey. 1992. Vascular plants of Kentucky: an annotated checklist
  4. Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora.
  5. Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
  6. Hitchcock, C. L. et al. 1955-1969. Vascular plants of the Pacific Northwest.
  7. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  8. Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
  9. Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
  10. Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)
  11. Krüssmann, G. 1984. Manual of cultivated broad-leaved trees and shrubs (English translation of Handbuch der Laubgehölze. 1976)
  12. McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
  13. Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.).
  14. Radford, A. E. et al. 1964. Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas.
  15. Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
  16. Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora. Note: lists three vars.
  17. Wherry, E. T. et al. 1979. Atlas of the flora of Pennsylvania.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Swedishbjörkspirea  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanHokkaidô Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanHonshu Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
1NativeAsia-TemperateRussian Far EastRussian FederationAmur Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateRussian Far EastRussian FederationHabarovskij kraj Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateRussian Far EastRussian FederationKamčatskij kraj Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateRussian Far EastRussian FederationKurile Islands Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateRussian Far EastRussian FederationPrimorye Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateRussian Far EastRussian FederationSakhalin Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationYakutia-Sakha Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesSouth Dakotaw.McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesNew Jerseye.Robertson, K. R. 1974. The genera of Rosaceae in the southeastern United States. J. Arnold Arbor. 55:322.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesPennsylvanias.-c.Wherry, E. T. et al. 1979. Atlas of the flora of Pennsylvania.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesWest Virginia Weakley, A. S. 2011. Flora of the southern and middle Atlantic states. Note: = Spiraea corymbosa Raf.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesIdaho Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesMontana Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesOregonn.Hitchcock, C. L. et al. 1955-1969. Vascular plants of the Pacific Northwest.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesWashington Hitchcock, C. L. et al. 1955-1969. Vascular plants of the Pacific Northwest.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesWyoming Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesMarylandw.Weakley, A. S. 2011. Flora of the southern and middle Atlantic states. Note: = Spiraea corymbosa Raf.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesNorth Carolinan.w.Radford, A. E. et al. 1964. Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesVirginiaw.Weakley, A. S. 2011. Flora of the southern and middle Atlantic states. Note: = Spiraea corymbosa Raf.
1NativeNorthern AmericaWestern CanadaCanadaAlberta Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1NativeNorthern AmericaWestern CanadaCanadaBritish Columbia Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1NativeNorthern AmericaWestern CanadaCanadaSaskatchewans.w.Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
2Cultivated    also cult.Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • SIBERIA: Russian Federation [Yakutia-Sakha]
  • RUSSIAN FAR EAST: Russian Federation [Kurile Islands, Habarovskij kraj, Primorye, Amur, Kamčatskij kraj, Sakhalin]
  • EASTERN ASIA: Japan [Hokkaidô, Honshu]
Northern America
  • WESTERN CANADA: Canada [Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan (s.w.)]
  • NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [New Jersey (e.), Pennsylvania (s.-c.), West Virginia]
  • NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [South Dakota (w.)]
  • NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Idaho, Montana, Oregon (n.), Washington, Wyoming]
  • SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Maryland (w.), North Carolina (n.w.), Virginia (w.)]
Cultivated (also cult.)

Reference(s)
  1. Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora.
  2. Hitchcock, C. L. et al. 1955-1969. Vascular plants of the Pacific Northwest.
  3. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  4. Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
  5. Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
  6. Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)
  7. McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
  8. Radford, A. E. et al. 1964. Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas.
  9. Robertson, K. R. 1974. The genera of Rosaceae in the southeastern United States. J. Arnold Arbor. 55:322.
  10. Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
  11. Weakley, A. S. 2011. Flora of the southern and middle Atlantic states. Note: = Spiraea corymbosa Raf.
  12. Wherry, E. T. et al. 1979. Atlas of the flora of Pennsylvania.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Environmentalornamental Krüssmann, G. 1984. Manual of cultivated broad-leaved trees and shrubs (English translation of Handbuch der Laubgehölze. 1976)
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=35270. Accessed 14 April 2026.