Bush	Leaf
Flower	Fruit

Height: <2.5 m
Hermaphrodite, Flowering June - September (Earliest: 2.6)
Origin: North America

Protective Chemicals
Phenolics	Methyl Salicylate

Biotopes:	Gardens	Hedge Rows
Syrphidae Flower Visitors:	Eristalis pertinax
Parasites:	Septoria quevillensis	Coleophora potentillae
Herbivores:	Several Tortricidae	Eurois occulta Larva	Tenthredo balteata	Tenthredo vespa Larva
	Trichiosoma tibiale	Clytra quadripunctata	Galerucella tenella
Sapivores:	Apolygus spinolae
Florivores:	Eupithecia satyrata
Granivores:	Scolopostethus thomsoni

Ecological Flora of the British Isles
Skye Flora: Spiraea

Pictures © 2002, 2003, 2007 J.K. Lindsey

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