Virginia Spiraea

Spiraea virginiana

Native to Kentucky (estimated)

Federally listed species. Excluded from routine garden suggestions. Consult conservation guidance before obtaining or planting this species. Plant caution source

Hidden from default planting suggestions. Wildlife value and native status remain unchanged.

Photographs are not available yet.

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

54CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including KY

Genus host records with ranges including KY · Spiraea

Acronicta impressaImpressive Dagger, Printed Dagger
Acronicta noctivagaNight-Wandering Dagger, Burglar Dagger
Acronicta oblinitaSmeared Dagger
Anavitrinella pampinariaCommon Gray, Cranberry Spanworm
Archips argyrospilaFruit-Tree Leafroller Moth
Archips purpuranaOmnivorous Leafroller Moth
Automeris ioIo Moth
Biston betulariaSalt-and-Pepper Geometer, Cleft-Headed Looper
Cecrita guttivittaMaple Prominent, Saddled Prominent
Cenopis reticulatanaReticulated Fruitworm Moth

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Choristoneura rosaceanaOblique-Banded Leafroller Moth, Rosaceous Leaf Roller
Clepsis melaleucanusBlack-Patched Clepsis, Trillium Tortrix
Crocigrapha normaniNorman's Quaker
Diachrysia aereoidesDark-Spotted Looper Moth
Euchlaena irrariaLeast-Marked Euchlaena
Euchlaena johnsonariaJohnson's Euchlaena
Euchlaena marginariaOchre Euchlaena
Euchlaena serrataThe Saw-Wing
Eupithecia miserulataCommon Eupithacia, Common Pug
Evora hemidesmaSpirea Leaftier
Harrisimemna trisignataHarris's Three-Spot
Hyalophora cecropiaCecropia Silkmoth, Cecropia Moth
Hyphantria cuneaFall Webworm
Lacinipolia loreaBridled Arches, Bridle Groundcat
Lophocampa maculataSpotted Tussock Moth, Yellow-Spotted Tiger Moth
Lycophotia phyllophoraBrick Dart, Leafy Dart
Melanolophia canadariaCanadian Melanolphia, Variable Redmarked Looper
Metarranthis duariaRuddy Metarranthis
Metarranthis hypochrariaCommon Metarranthis
Metarranthis obfirmariaYellow-Washed Metarranthis
Morrisonia evictaBicolored Woodgrain
Olethreutes permundanaRaspberry Leafroller
Orgyia leucostigmaWhite-Marked Tussock Moth
Orthosia revictaSubdued Quaker
Palthis angulalisDark-Spotted Palthis
Paonias excaecataBlinded Sphinx, Blind Eyed Sphinx
Papaipema nebrisStalk Borer
Pero morrisonariaMorrison's Pero
Phlogophora periculosaBrown Angle Shades
Probole amicariaFriendly Probole
Prochoerodes lineolaLarge Maple Spanworm Moth
Pseudohermonassa bicarneaPink-Spotted Dart
Pyrrharctia isabellaIsabella Tiger Moth, Banded Woolybear
Rheumaptera prunivorataFerguson's Scallop Shell, Cherry Scallop Shell
Schizura ipomaeaeMorning-Glory Prominent, Checkered-Fringe Prominent
Smerinthus jamaicensisTwin-Spotted Sphinx
Sphinx gordiusApple Sphinx
Spilosoma virginicaVirginian Tiger Moth, Yellow Woolybear Moth, Yellow Bear
Spiramater lutraDarling Mamestra, Splashed Arches, Otter Spiramater, Otter Arches
Xanthotype sospetaCrocus Geometer
Xanthotype urticariaFalse Crocus Geometer
Xestia c-nigrumSpotted Cut-Worm, Setaceous Hebrew Character, Lesser Black-letter Dart
Xestia dolosaGreater Black-Letter Dart, Greater Spotted Cutworm
Xestia normanianusNorman's Dart

Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)

6BeesSoutheastern regional records

Southeastern regional records · Spiraea

Individual names are not available yet.

Noori, Seltmann & Orr 2026, A curated and integrated dataset for exploring global bee-plant interactions (GloBI), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0

0Specialist beesPollen specialists

1BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

Recorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim · Spiraea

Falcipennis canadensisSpruce Grouse

Hurlbert, Olsen, Sawyer & Winner 2021, Avian Diet Database, Scientific Data 8: 260 (CC0)

No records yet · Ants · Beetles · Flies · Adult butterflies / moths · Other wasps · Other insects

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family: Rosaceae
Flower color: White

Growing sources and scope

Flower color · “White” · Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Height · “1.31234–8.2021 feet” · FloraQuest: Carolinas, Georgia (Southeastern Flora Team) · Carolinas and Georgia
Life cycle · “Perennial” · Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Light · “Partial shade; Full sun (documented habitat)” · FloraQuest: Carolinas, Georgia (Southeastern Flora Team) · Carolinas and Georgia
primary_flower_color · “white” · Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Soil · “Dry; Moist; Wet (documented habitat)” · FloraQuest: Carolinas, Georgia (Southeastern Flora Team) · Carolinas and Georgia

Also known as

Appalachian Meadowsweet; Appalachian Spiraea; Virginia Meadowsweet; Virginia Spiraea

Conservation status

Kentucky rank	S2
Global rank	G2?
KY status	Not verified
Federal status	LT

Conservation source Global and federal source

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