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<i>Sorbaria tomentosa</i>

Sorbaria tomentosa

Species of plant in the genus Sorbaria

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.[2] It is native to Afghanistan, Central Asia and the Himalayas, and has been introduced to the South Island of New Zealand.[1][3] It has gone extinct in Tajikistan.[1] Its putative variety Sorbaria tomentosa var. angustifolia, the narrow-leaved Himalayan sorbaria, has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[4]

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References

  1. [1]
    "Sorbaria tomentosa (Lindl.) Rehder". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  2. [2]
    Coutts, J; Osborn, A; Edwards, A (1954). Preston, G.H. (ed.). The Complete Book of Gardening. Great Britain: Ward, Lock & Co., Limited. p. 399.
  3. [3]
    Qureshi, Tabish. "Kashmir False Spirea". flowersofindia.net. Flowers of India. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  4. [4]
    "Sorbaria tomentosa var. angustifolia narrow-leaved Himalayan sorbaria". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
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