[Spiraeas: The Genus Spiraea in Mount Adams Country]

Hardhack, Menzies' Spiraea, Menzies' Spirea

Spiraea douglasii var. menziesii

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

Inflorescence 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 at left along the Island Springs Trail in Tract D Yakama Nation lands on the southeast side of Mt. Adams............August 13, 2012. The image at right shows Menzie's spiraea blooming along the irrigation canal along the Willard Springs Trail at Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge......June 15, 2025.

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.

Paul Slichter