''Spiraea lucida'', the shiny-leaf meadowsweet, is a species of flowering plant in the family

Rosaceae Rosaceae (), the rose family, is a family of flowering plants that includes 4,828 known species in 91 genera. The name is derived from the type genus '' Rosa''. The family includes herbs, shrubs, and trees. Most species are deciduous, but som ...

, native to western Canada as far as Saskatchewan, and the northwestern United States as far as the Dakotas. In the past, due to its leaf morphology varying greatly because of the plants' tendency to die back to the ground in winter, it was considered a variety of ''

Spiraea betulifolia ''Spiraea betulifolia'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae Rosaceae (), the rose family, is a family of flowering plants that includes 4,828 known species in 91 genera. The name is derived from the type genus '' Rosa''. ...

'', the white or birch-leaf meadowsweet.

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lucida Flora of Western Canada Flora of the Northwestern United States Flora of North Dakota Flora of South Dakota Plants described in 1892 {{Amygdaloideae-stub