Maryland Biodiversity Project - Japanese Spiraea (Spiraea japonica)

Japanese Spiraea Spiraea japonica Linnaeus

Synonyms: Japanese Meadowsweet.

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This east Asian species has escaped cultivation in Maryland and become established in some areas.

There are 78 records in the project database.

Japanese Spiraea blooming in Howard Co., Maryland (6/18/2010). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Japanese Spiraea blooming in Washington Co., Maryland (7/3/2015). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

Japanese Spiraea blooming in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/13/2014). Photo by Jane Hill. (MBP list)

Japanese Spiraea blooming in Washington Co., Maryland (7/3/2015). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

Japanese Spiraea in Pocahontas Co., West Virginia (7/9/2012). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

Japanese Spiraea blooming in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/30/2017). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

Japanese Spiraea blooming in Harford Co., Maryland (6/19/2019). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

Japanese Spiraea in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/17/2014). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

Japanese Spiraea in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/12/2016). Photo by Jim Wilkinson. (MBP list)

Japanese Spiraea in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/30/2020). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Emilio Concari. (MBP list)

Japanese Spiraea blooming in Allegany Co., Maryland (7/27/2014). Photo by Kimberly Booth. (MBP list)

Japanese Spiraea blooming in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/27/2015). Photo by Kerry Wixted. (MBP list)

Japanese Spiraea in Howard Co., Maryland (5/24/2010). Photo by Bill Harms. (MBP list)

Japanese Spiraea in Harford Co., Maryland (8/28/2016). Photo by Kirsten Johnson. (MBP list)

Japanese Spiraea in fruit in Frederick Co., Maryland (11/17/2013). Photo by Jane Hill. (MBP list)

A large patch of Japanese Spiraea blooming along Westernport Road in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/4/2017). Photo by Kimberly Booth. (MBP list)

Japanese Spiraea in Baltimore Co., Maryland (5/11/2020). (c) jeanbuckles, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by jeanbuckles via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Japanese Spiraea in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/26/2020). (c) John Plischke, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by John Plischke. (MBP list)

Japanese Spiraea in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/19/2019). (c) Kate, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Kate via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Japanese Spiraea in Washington Co., Maryland (8/24/2019). (c) spyingnaturalist, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by spyingnaturalist via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Japanese Spiraea in Baltimore Co., Maryland (1/12/2020). (c) samanthaeff, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by samanthaeff via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

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