Simple Bridalwreath Spiraea
Spiraea prunifolia f. simpliciflora · Rosaceae · 조팝나무
Look
- Leaves
- Egg-shaped to long-elliptic, pointed at the tip and narrow at the base, with fine teeth on the margin and no hairs on either side. 2.5 to 4 cm long and 1.5 to 2 cm wide.
- Flowers
- From late April to late May, white flowers open 4 to 6 together in umbels on short upper branches. There are five petals 4 to 6 mm long, and the style is shorter than the stamens.
- Fruit
- A follicle 3 to 4 mm long, hairless, maturing from late August to early October.
- Bark
- Chestnut-brown, ridged and glossy stems.
Where it grows
- In Korea
- Native (Korean Peninsula)
- Native to
- Found in central to southern China; in Korea it grows nationwide except Hamgyeongnam-do and Hamgyeongbuk-do.
- Ecology
- Grows well on paddy ridges, field edges, forest edges, sunny mountain foothills and stony ground. It is strongly cold-hardy and prefers sun to shade, but is relatively weak in salt and pollution tolerance.