White meadowsweet

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Spiraea alba

White meadowsweet, a reference photo
Photo: James K. Lindsey · CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)

Spiraea alba, commonly known as meadowsweet, white meadowsweet, narrowleaf meadowsweet, the botanical pale bridewort, or pipestem, is native to the wet soils of the Allegheny Mountains and other portions of eastern North America, but is currently endangered in the state of Missouri. It is naturalized in other parts of the world.

From Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Is it poisonous?

We have no record of White meadowsweet being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rosales
Family
Rosaceae
Genus
Spiraea
Species
Spiraea alba

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