BUCK'S-BEARD
GOATSBEARD SPIRAEA
Aruncus Dioicus
Rose Family [Rosaceae] 
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| 25th June 2005, Padley Chapel, Grindleford, Derbyshire. | Photo: © RWD |
| Like a very tall, up to 2m, Meadowsweet. Flowers in spikes, often drooping like catkins. |
| 30th June 2008, Beer Garden, Bridge Inn, Wennington. | Photo: © RWD |
| White to creamish flowers clustered together in very fuzzy foam-like pipe-cleaners. |
| 30th June 2008, Beer Garden, Bridge Inn, Wennington. | Photo: © RWD |
| Strings of foamy flowers just like fuzzy pipe-cleaners. |
| 1st July 2005, Eskdale Valley, Cumbria. | Photo: © RWD |
| The creamy white flowers are small in comparison to the long seething mass of stamens which give it the fuzzy characteristic. |
| 30th June 2008, Beer Garden, Bridge Inn, Wennington. | Photo: © RWD |
| Un-opened flowers are spherical and quite small, like those of Dropwort. Opened flowers have five white petals that are difficult to see amidst the mass of stamens. |
| 25th June 2005, Padley Chapel, Grindleford, Derbyshire. | Photo: © RWD |
| The leaves are typically Rose Family: paired in opposites apart from a single terminal leaf, and up to twice pinnate. Individual leaves are wide lanceolate with forward pointing teeth. |
| 30th June 2008, Beer Garden, Bridge Inn, Wennington. | Photo: © RWD |
| Leaves have prominent veins, and can have irregular teeth. |
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Uniquely identifiable characteristics Distinguishing Feature : No relation to : Goatsbeard [but sometimes called such by Americans]. More likely to be found in gardens than growing wild. Foamy and fuzzy white flowers similar to those of Meadowsweet. ANY TEXT GOES HERE |
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Rose Family [Rosaceae]
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