Astilbe chinensis (False goat’s beard)

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Astilbe chinensis (Maxim.) Franch. & Sav.

False goat’s beard, tall false-buck’s-beard, Chinese astilbe

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Astilbe chinensis var. formosa Nakai
Astilbe chinensis var. pumila auct.
Astilbe chinensis var. japonica Maxim.
Astilbe chinensis var. longicarpa Hayata
Astilbe chinensis var. davidii Franch.
Astilbe chinensis var. koreana Kom.
Astilbe chinensis var. divaricata Nakai

A cultivar. · 6/22/2014 · Beaver Brook Conservation Area, Hollis, New Hampshire · ≈ 10 × 15″ (25 × 37 cm)

7/17/2010 · Stan and Connie’s, Falmouth, Maine · ≈ 11 × 7″ (27 × 18 cm) ID is uncertain

A cultivar. · 6/22/2014 · Beaver Brook Conservation Area, Hollis, New Hampshire · ≈ 12 × 8″ (31 × 21 cm)

8/1/2009 · Stan & Connie’s, Falmouth, Maine · ≈ 16 × 11″ (40 × 27 cm) ID is uncertain

8/1/2009 · Stan & Connie’s, Falmouth, Maine · ≈ 2 × 1½′ (68 × 45 cm) ID is uncertain

7/17/2010 · Stan and Connie’s, Falmouth, Maine · ≈ 14 × 9″ (35 × 23 cm) ID is uncertain

8/1/2009 · Stan & Connie’s, Falmouth, Maine · ≈ 2½ × 2′ (86 × 57 cm) ID is uncertain

Kingdom	Plantae	Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin)
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	Saxifragaceae	Saxifrage family; means “stone-breaking”
Genus	Astilbe	Greek for “not shining”
Species	chinensis	Of or referring to China

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Astilbe chinensis description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.