''Sorbaria tomentosa'', the Himalayan sorbaria or Kashmir false spirea, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae. A shrub with white flowers that can grow up to 6 metres in height. It is native to Afghanistan, Central Asia and the Himalayas, and has been introduced to the South Island of New Zealand. It has gone extinct in Tajikistan. Its putative variety ''Sorbaria tomentosa'' var. ''angustifolia'', the narrow-leaved Himalayan sorbaria, has gained the

Royal Horticultural Society The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), founded in 1804 as the Horticultural Society of London, is the UK's leading gardening charity. The RHS promotes horticulture through its five gardens at Wisley (Surrey), Hyde Hall (Essex), Harlow Carr (Nor ...

's Award of Garden Merit.

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tomentosa Flora of Afghanistan Flora of Kyrgyzstan Flora of Nepal Flora of Pakistan Flora of Uzbekistan Flora of West Himalaya Plants described in 1938 {{Amygdaloideae-stub