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Spiraea L.
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
| Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves |
| Subclass | Rosidae | Roses, legumes, proteas, dogwoods, hydrangeas, mistletoes, euphorbias, grapes, many more |
| Order | Rosales | Rose family and eight others |
| Family | Rosaceae | Includes apples, apricots, plums, cherries, peaches, pears, raspberries, strawberries, almonds, roses, meadowsweets, photinias, firethorns, rowans, and hawthorns; many others |
| Genus | Spiraea | From Greek speiraira, “a plant used for wreaths or garlands,” in turn from speira, “spiral or twisted” |
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Spiraea description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.
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(Spiraea) · 6/11/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton Center, Groton, Massachusetts
≈ 9 × 6" (22 × 15 cm)  Species not yet identified 
Spiraea (Spiraea) · 7/4/2013 · Maine
≈ 10 × 7" (25 × 16 cm) Species not yet identified
(Spiraea) · 6/11/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton Center, Groton, Massachusetts
≈ 9 × 7" (21 × 16 cm) Species not yet identified
Spiraea (Spiraea) · 7/4/2013 · Maine
≈ 9 × 7" (22 × 16 cm) Species not yet identified
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