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Meadowsweet
Spiraea latifolia
Family: Rose (Rosaceae)
Similar to Steeplebush but pale pink or white. Flower cluster wider, looser. Reddish or brownish stems not woolly, and the coarsely toothed leaves lack woolly undersurface of Steeplebush.
Height: 1-4 feet
Found: Old fields, meadows, roadsides and low ground.
Blooms: June-September
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