Spiraea latifolia

Spiraea latifolia, commonly known as broadleaf meadowsweet, is a shrub in the family Rosaceae. It has often been treated as a variety of Spiraea alba (white or narrowleaf meadowsweet).^[1] It is the primary host plant for Hemileuca lucina.^[2]

Spiraea latifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rosaceae
Genus:	Spiraea
Species:	S. latifolia
Binomial name
Spiraea latifolia (Aiton) Borkh. (1803)