PLANTS Profile for Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius (common ninebark)

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Physocarpus opulifolius (L.) Maxim. var. opulifolius
common ninebark

Symbol:

PHOPO

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Rosaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Shrub

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Line Drawing of Physocarpus opulifolius (L.) Maxim. var. opulifolius

Opulaster opulifolius

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 2: 244. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

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Physocarpus opulifolius (L.) Maxim. var. opulifolius

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Synonyms:
Physocarpus opulifolius (L.) Maxim. var. opulifolius

	OPAL	Opulaster alabamensis Rydb.
	OPAU4	Opulaster australis Rydb.
	OPOP2	Opulaster opulifolius (L.) Kuntze
	OPST5	Opulaster stellatus Rydb.
	PHOPN	Physocarpus opulifolius (L.) Maxim. f. nanus (G. Kirchn.) Zabel
	SPOP	Spiraea opulifolia L.

Distribution:
Physocarpus opulifolius (L.) Maxim. var. opulifolius


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USA (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (MB, NB, NS, ON, QC)

Related Taxa:
Physocarpus opulifolius (L.) Maxim. var. opulifolius

View 72 genera in Rosaceae, 7 species in Physocarpus, 2 varieties in Physocarpus opulifolius (L.) Maxim., orth. cons.

Classification:
Physocarpus opulifolius (L.) Maxim. var. opulifolius

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Rosales
Family	Rosaceae – Rose family
Genus	Physocarpus (Camb.) Raf. – ninebark
Species	Physocarpus opulifolius (L.) Maxim., orth. cons. – common ninebark
Variety	Physocarpus opulifolius (L.) Maxim. var. opulifolius – common ninebark

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Physocarpus opulifolius (L.) Maxim. var. opulifolius

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Florida:
Physocarpus opulifolius
ninebark		Endangered

Wetland Indicator Status:
Physocarpus opulifolius (L.) Maxim. var. opulifolius

Physocarpus opulifolius:

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

UPL,FACW-

FACW-

FAC-

FACW-

FACU

UPL*

FACU

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Physocarpus opulifolius (L.) Maxim. var. opulifolius

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 529660.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Time Generated: 03/04/2009 10:43 PM MST