''Spiraea splendens'' occasionally called mountain spiraea, dense-flowered spiraea, rose meadowsweet, rosy spiraea, and subalpine spiraea is a mountain shrub found on the west coast of North America from California to British Columbia. It grows at elevations between 2,000 and 11,000 feet on inland mountain ranges. The plant is adapted to cold, moist, rocky slopes.
It is a woody shrub rarely reaching a meter in height. It has light green toothed leaves which turn yellow as cold weather.. more
Similar species: Rosales
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Uploaded Jun 19, 2015. Captured Jun 18, 2015 11:13 in Mount Rainier National Park, Comet Falls Trail, Ashford, WA 98304, USA.
