Pan India Bouquets

Spiraea canescens D.Don

Family : Rosaceae
(Rose Family)
Family (Hindi name) : GULAB FAMILY (गुलाब फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Rosaceae
Synonym(s) : Spiraea cuneata Zabel, Spiraea wardii W.W.Sm.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Spiraea canescens D.Don
Common name : Grey Stem Spiraea
Vernacular name : Jhar Mairala (Hindi); Jhilleti (Nepali)
Habit : Shrub
Habitat : Pinus wallichiana forest, open shrubby vegetation of degraded areas, valleys, river banks, stream sides, and dry places; 1500 - 4000 m. altitude
Comments / notes : Similar to, and sometimes hard to distinguish from, Spiraea arcuata Hook.f., though the carpels are densely hairy and it generally occurs below 3500 m. altitude
Flower, Fruit : April-October
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- Sikkim : Sikkim
Native : Bhutan, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Tibet, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : North Pakistan to Himalaya and South-East Tibet
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 125; GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 1: Part 3. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 535
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Spiraea canescens. Downloaded on 1 June 2023.

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