Ninebark, Pacific Ninebark
Physocarpus capitatus
Synonyms: Neillia capitata, Neillia opulifolia var. mollis, Opulaster capitatus, Opulaster opulifolius var. capitatus, Physocarpa tomentosa, Physocarpus opulifolius var. tomentellus, Spiraea capitata, Spiraea opulifolia var. mollis, Spiraea opulifolia var. tomentella
The photo above shows a close-up of the inflorescence of Pacific ninebark as seen on the banks of the upper Klickitat River along the River Route Road..........June 22, 2008. The photos above and directly below show that this species has 3-5 pistils, a characteristic that distinguishes this species from the similar mallow ninebark (Physocarpus malvaceus) which has also been reported from this area.
The photo above shows a close-up of the flowers of Pacific ninebark as seen on the banks of the upper Klickitat River along the River Route Road.........June 22, 2008.
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The photo at left shows the developing flower
buds and a stem leaf of ninebark as seen at the Klickitat Fish Hatchery several
miles outside of Glenwood, WA......May 29, 2006.
The photo at right shows a close-up of the upper
surface of a leaf blade of ninebark as seen at the Klickitat Fish Hatchery several
miles outside of Glenwood, WA......May 29, 2006.
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Maturing fruit capsules of pacific ninebark as seen along the western shoreline of Clear Lake, Willamette National Forest.....August 2, 2023.
Paul Slichter