''Spiraea latifolia'', commonly known as broadleaf meadowsweet, is a shrub in the family

Rosaceae Rosaceae (), the rose family, is a medium-sized family of flowering plants that includes 4,828 known species in 91 genera. The name is derived from the type genus ''Rosa''. Among the most species-rich genera are ''Alchemilla'' (270), ''Sorbus ...

. It has often been treated as a variety of ''

Spiraea alba ''Spiraea alba'', commonly known as meadowsweet, white meadowsweet, narrowleaf meadowsweet, pale bridewort, or pipestem, is native to the wet soils of the Allegheny Mountains and other portions of eastern North America, but is currently endanger ...

'' (white or narrowleaf meadowsweet). It is the primary host plant for '' Hemileuca lucina''.

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Trees, Shrubs, and Woody Vines of North Carolina: Broadleaf Meadowsweet (''Spiraea latifolia'')Description
* latifolia {{amygdaloideae-stub