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Astilbe glaberrima

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Species of plant in the genus Astilbe

Astilbe glaberrima
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Saxifragaceae
Genus: Astilbe
Species: A. glaberrima
Binomial name
Astilbe glaberrima
Nakai

Astilbe glaberrima, called the florist's spiraea and smooth rock astilbe, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Astilbe, native to Yakushima Island, Japan. Some authorities have it as a subspecies of Astilbe japonica, Astilbe japonica subsp. glaberrima. Its dwarf variety Astilbe glaberrima var. saxatilis has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

Varieties

The following varieties are currently accepted:

  • Astilbe glaberrima var. glaberrima
  • Astilbe glaberrima var. saxatilis (Nakai) H.Ohba

References

  1. Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 36: 120 (1922)
  2. ^ "Astilbe glaberrima Nakai". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  3. "Astilbe glaberrima var. saxatilis smooth rock astilbe". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 1 December 2020. Synonym Astilbe japonica 'Saxosa'
Taxon identifiers
Astilbe glaberrima
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