Itea virginica
| Virginia sweetspire | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Saxifragales |
| Family: | Iteaceae |
| Genus: | Itea |
| Species: | I. virginica |
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Itea virginica L. |
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Itea virginica, the Virginia sweetspire or Virginia willow, is a plant in the Iteaceae.
Itea virginica is a shrub with alternate, simple leaves, on arching stems. The flowers are white, borne in summer. It is a deciduous to semievergreen shrub and grows from 3' to 6' tall. It is a multistemmed, suckering and colonizing plant. The stems branch infrequently except at the tops.
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