''Aruncus sylvester'', the goat's beard, is a species of flowering plant in the family

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, found from the Himalayas to the Russian Far East and Japan. As its synonym ''Aruncus aethusifolius'' it has gained the

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Subtaxa

The following varieties are accepted: * ''Aruncus sylvester'' var. ''laciniatus'' (H.Hara) H.Hara – northern Japan * ''Aruncus sylvester'' var. ''sylvester''

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aethusifolius Flora of West Himalaya Flora of Nepal Flora of East Himalaya Flora of Tibet Flora of South-Central China Flora of Southeast China Flora of North-Central China Flora of Manchuria Flora of Mongolia Flora of Korea Flora of Japan Flora of Primorsky Krai Flora of Sakhalin Flora of the Kuril Islands Plants described in 1879 {{Amygdaloideae-stub