ROSACEAE The Rose Family Subfamily Spiraeoideae |
| The spirea subfamily is mostly woody. |
This space is for a photograph. |
| The gynoecium is superior and perigynous. There are xx distinct
or rarely connate carpels, each with 2-many ovules. |
This space is for a photograph |
| These carpels mature as an aggregate of follicles or rarely a
capsule. |
This space is for a photograph. |
| This subfamily contains fewer economically important species than the others, but it does have a number of commonly cultivated ornamentals, including spiraea, aruncus, and sorbaria. | This space is for a photograph. |
Glossary |
Site created and maintained by Matthew Willmann and Melissa Luckow Cornell University, Ithaca, New York September 1998 |