Virginia Sweetspire
Scientific Name:Itea virginica
Common Name Synonyms: Virginia Willow


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Virginia Sweetspire
Genus species: Itea virginica
Common Names: Virginia Sweetspire
Virginia Willow
Family Name: Grossulariaceae  
Deciduous shrubs; pith chambered or spongy; leaves alternate, simple, stipulate in Itea; flowers bisexual, regular, mostly in racemes; fruit a capsule or berry.
    Alternate Family Name (Synonym): Iteaceae  
Seed Type: Angiosperm
Origin:  
Native: native to North America.
Non-native: not native to North America.
Introduced Native: native to North
America, but not Rowe Woods.
* Definitions based on the USDA
terminology
Introduced Native
Category:Shrub
Flower Color:White
CNC Habitat: Krippendorf Arboretum
Backyard Habitat
Nature Playscape
Identified by:M. Becus
Months in Bloom:  
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