''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''

References

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 Taxa named by Karl Maximovich {{Amygdaloideae-stub