Spiraea douglasii var. menziesii
Menzies' Spiraea

Family: Rosaceae (Rose family)

Photo taken near Stevens Pass, growing at the edge of a wet meadow, mostly open and unshaded

Flowers:

inflorescence longer than wide, in elongate corymbs; petals around 1.5 mm, pink to rose

Fruit:

follicles hairy

Leaves:

3 to 12 cm long

Plant:

10 to 20 dm tall, pubescent with crisp hairs

Habitat:

moist areas, coniferous forests

Distribution of species:

southern Alaska to Oregon, east to Idaho

Distribution of genus:

more or less 50 species: northern temperate