[The Genus Spiraea in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Menzies' Spiraea, Douglas' Spiraea, Hardhack

Spiraea douglasii var. menziesii

Synonyms: Spiraea douglasii ssp. menziesii, Spiraea menziesii, Spiraea subvillosa, Spirea cuneifolia

Menzies' Spiraea, Hardhack: Spiraea douglasii var. menziesii - Menzies' Spiraea, Hardhack: Spiraea douglasii var. menziesii

Menzies' Spiraea, Hardhack: Spiraea douglasii var. menziesii - Menzies' Spiraea, Hardhack: Spiraea douglasii var. menziesii

Menzie's spiraea in bloom along the western shoreline of Clear Lake, Willamette National Forest.....August 2, 2023. Note the greenish underside of the leaf which helps distinguish this from var. douglasii (which has gray or whitish leaf under surfaces).

Inflorescence of Hardhack, Menzies' Spiraea, Menzies' Spirea: Spiraea douglasii var. menziesii (Synonyms: Spiraea douglasii ssp. menziesii, Spiraea menziesii, Spiraea subvillosa, Spirea cuneifolia) - Menzies' Spiraea, Hardhack: Spiraea douglasii var. menziesii

Menzie's spiraea as seen at left along the Island Springs Trail in Tract D Yakama Nation lands on the southeast side of Mt. Adams............August 13, 2012. The photo at right shows a late-blooming Menzie's spiraea blooming on the Placid Lake shoreline, Indian Heaven Wilderness.....September 10, 2023.

Inflorescence and upper stem leaves of Hardhack, Menzies' Spiraea, Menzies' Spirea: Spiraea douglasii var. menziesii (Synonyms: Spiraea douglasii ssp. menziesii, Spiraea menziesii, Spiraea subvillosa, Spirea cuneifolia) - Hardhack, Menzies' Spiraea, Menzies' Spirea: Spiraea douglasii var. menziesii (Synonyms: Spiraea douglasii ssp. menziesii, Spiraea menziesii, Spiraea subvillosa, Spirea cuneifolia)

Menzie's spiraea as seen along the Island Springs Trail in Tract D Yakama Nation lands on the southeast side of Mt. Adams............August 13, 2012. Note that the undersides of the leaves are greenish, a characteristic of this variety.

Menzies' Spiraea, Hardhack: Spiraea douglasii var. menziesii - Menzies' Spiraea, Hardhack: Spiraea douglasii var. menziesii


Paul Slichter