shinyleaf spiraea Rosaceae Spiraea lucida

Leaf:Alternate, simple, ovate to obovate, 1 to 3 inches long, margins coarsely toothed on the upper 2/3 of the leaf, green above, paler below, glabrous.
Flower:Small, white to pale pink, in flat-top terminal clusters, appearing in mid-summer.
Fruit:Fruits are small brown follicles about 1/8 inch borne in flat-top terminal clusters, persistent, appearing late summer.
Twig:Slender, stiff, "wandlike", largely unbranched, reddish brown; leaf scar small and raised, 1 bundle scar, glabrous.
Bark:Smooth, grayish to reddish brown eventually peeling off in fine strips.
Form:A multi-stemmed shrub to 3 feet tall.

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