Taxon: Physocarpus opulifolius (L.) Maxim.

• conserved (nom. cons.)(Melbourne ICN Art. 14.10 & App. IV) over the earlier homonym (Melbourne ICN Art. 53) P. opulifolius Raf., nom. rej.
• review history of nomenclature proposal concerning this name from the Smithsonian Institution's database

See also subordinate taxa:

• Physocarpus opulifolius var. intermedius (no accessions)
• Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius (no accessions)

Common names:

• Atlantic ninebark   (Source: Zander ed16 ) – English
  
• ninebark   (Source: World Econ Pl ) – English
  
• Schneeball-Blasenspiere   (Source: Zander ed16 ) – German
  
• smällspirea   (Source: Vara kulturvaxt namn ) – Swedish
  

Economic importance:

• Environmental: ornamental   (fide Dict Gard; Krussmann)
  

More:

View ethnobotanical data from Moerman's Native American Ethnobotany Database

Distributional range:

• NORTHERN AMERICA (Check conservation status in U.S. & Canada in NatureServe Explorer database)
  Eastern Canada: Canada - Ontario, Quebec
  Northeastern U.S.A.: United States - Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia
  North-Central U.S.A.: United States - Illinois, Iowa, Kansas [s.e.], Minnesota [e.], Missouri, Nebraska [n.-c.], Oklahoma, South Dakota [s.e. & w.], Wisconsin
  Northwestern U.S.A.: United States - Colorado
  Southeastern U.S.A.: United States - Alabama [n.], Arkansas, Georgia [n.], Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina [w. & c.], South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia

• naturalized elsewhere

• also cultivated

References:

• Aldén, B., S. Ryman & M. Hjertson. 2009. Våra kulturväxters namn - ursprung och användning. Formas, Stockholm (Handbook on Swedish cultivated and utility plants, their names and origin).
• Brummitt, R. K. 2005. Report of the Committee for Spermatophyta: 57. Taxon 54:1098. [proposal recommended].
• Chester, E. W. et al. 1993–1997. Atlas of Tennessee vascular plants.
• Clapham, A. R. et al. 1962. Flora of the British Isles ed. 2. [cultivated].
• Cronquist, A. et al. 1972–. Intermountain flora. [mentions; lists as P. opulifolius (L.) Raf.].
• Eilers, L. J. & D. M. Roosa. 1994. The vascular plants of Iowa.
• Erhardt, W. et al. 2000. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 16. Auflage.
• Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2.
• Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening.
• Kartesz, J. T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. [with two varieties].
• Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934–1964. Flora SSSR. [cultivated].
• Krüssmann, G. 1984. Manual of cultivated broad-leaved trees and shrubs (English translation of Handbuch der Laubgehölze. 1976).
• Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
• Magee, D. W. & H. E. Ahles. 1999. Flora of the Northeast. A manual of the vascular flora of New England and adjacent New York.
• McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1977. Atlas of the Flora of the Great Plains.
• McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains. [lists as P. opulifolius (L.) Raf.].
• Oh, S. H. 2004. (1619) Proposal to conserve the name Physocarpus opulifolius (L.) Maxim. against Physocarpus opulifolius Raf. (Rosaceae). Taxon 53:212–213.
• Ownbey, G. B. & T. Morley. 1991. Vascular plants of Minnesota: a checklist and atlas.
• Radford, A. E. et al. 1964. Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas.
• Scoggan, H. J. 1978–1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
• Seymour, F. 1969. The flora of New England.
• Steyermark, J. A. 1977. Flora of Missouri.
• Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964–1980. Flora europaea. [cultivated].
• Voss, E. 1972–. Michigan flora.
• Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986–. European garden flora.
• Wherry, E. T. et al. 1979. Atlas of the flora of Pennsylvania.

More:

Search AGRICOLA article citation database for citations referencing Physocarpus opulifolius.

Search NCBI's Entrez search engine for PubMed citations referencing Physocarpus opulifolius.

Search Biodiversity Heritage Library for historical publications referencing Physocarpus opulifolius.

Synonyms:

• Opulaster intermedius Rydb. [≡ Physocarpus opulifolius var. intermedius]
  
• Physocarpus intermedius (Rydb.) C. K. Schneid. [≡ Physocarpus opulifolius var. intermedius]
  
• (=) Physocarpus opulifolius f. nanus (G. Kirchn.) Zabel
  
• (=) Physocarpus stellatus (Rydb. ex Small) Rehder
  (previously associated with 1 accession)

Check other web resources for Physocarpus opulifolius (L.) Maxim.:

• Flora Europaea: Database of European Plants (ESFEDS)
• PLANTS: USDA-NRCS Database of Plants of the United States and its Territories
• BONAP: North American Plant Atlas of the Biota of North America Program
• TROPICOS: Nomenclatural and Specimen Database of the Missouri Botanical Garden
• ICRA: International Cultivar Registration Authority (on-line resource). for Physocarpus opulifolius cultivars
• ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
• AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
• Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.

Images:

• GRIN Images of germplasm accessions.
• Seed: U.S. National Seed Herbarium image

More:

• Check PlantSystematics.org for additional images
• Images Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

Abbreviations & symbols in GRIN Taxonomy

Ctrl P to print