Spiraea media, Franz Schmidt

Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A., 1981, Flora Europaea. Volume 2. Rosaceae to Umbelliferae, Cambridge University Press : 5

9. S. media Franz Schmidt , Östr. Allgem. Baumz. 1: 53 (1792)

( S' , oblongifolia Waldst. & Kit., S. chamaedryfolia L. pro parte).

Up to 1 -5 m, erect; stems terete. Leaves up to 5 x 2 cm, broadly elliptical, rounded at apex, glabrous when mature, sparsely hairy or grey-tomentose beneath when young; those of the nonflowering shoots with 6-8 teeth near apex, those of the flowering shoots entire. Inflorescence up to 4 cm, pedunculate, almost spherical, many-flowered. Sepals c. 1 mm, half as long as hypanthium, revolute; petals c. 3 mm, orbicular, white or pale yellow, as long as stamens or shorter. Follicles glabrous or thinly hairy, with remains of style on dorsal side. 2n = 10. Scrub on rocks. N. part of Balkan peninsula and S. C. Europe, extending eastwards to W. Ukraine; also in N. & E. Russia. Au Bu Cz Hu Ju Po Rm Rs (N, C, W, E).