Investigating Shade Tolerance and Phenotypic Plasticity of Virginia Spiraea (Spiraea virginiana Britton), a Federally Threatened Shrub
Virginia spiraea (Spiraea virginiana Britton, Rosaceae) is a putative shade-intolerant, disturbance-adapted, riparian shrub species native to the southern Appalachian Mountains. This species was listed as threatened in 1990, and a federal recovery plan was developed in 1992. Current reassessment of the recovery plan includes proposals for propagation and out-planting to supplement and restore wild populations. […]