Itea virginica
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| Virginia sweetspire | |
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| Flowering branch | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Saxifragales |
| Family: | Iteaceae |
| Genus: | Itea |
| Species: | I. virginica |
| Binomial name | |
| Itea virginica |
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Itea virginica (Virginia sweetspire) is a plant in the Iteaceae.
[edit] Description
I. virginica is a shrub with alternate, simple leaves, on arching stems. The flowers are white, borne in summer. It has deciduous to semievergreen shrub and grows from 3' to 6' tall. It is a multistemmed, suckering and colonizing plant. The stems branch infrequently except at the tops.
[edit] References
- UConn Plant Database: http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/i/itevir/itevir1.html
- Proven Winners: http://www.provenwinners.com/plants/detail.cfm?photoID=7745&doSearch=1&searchProgram=ColorChoice%C2%AE+Flowering+Shrubs&page=3&
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