Species: Filipendula occidentalis

Queen-of-the-forest
Species
Plants

A perennial herb from rhizomes, usually 1-2 m tall. Leaves pinnately divided with 1-4 pairs of small (sometimes inconspicuous) leaflets and a large terminal leaflet, which is typically 8-20 cm wide and palmately lobed into 5-7 toothed sections. Flowers are numerous and occur in groups with the appearance of a flat top. Flower petals are white and about 6 mm long. Fruit is a dry, brownish, hairy achene with a flattened body 4 mm long and a persistent style 2-3 mm long.

Source: Encyclopedia of Life

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Anthophyta
Class

Dicotyledoneae

Order

Rosales

Family

Rosaceae

Genus

Filipendula

Natureserve Explorer
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Classification
Other Global Common Names
queen of the forest
Informal Taxonomy
Plants, Vascular - Flowering Plants - Rose Family
Formal Taxonomy
Plantae - Anthophyta - Dicotyledoneae - Rosales - Rosaceae - Filipendula

A perennial herb from rhizomes, usually 1-2 m tall. Leaves pinnately divided with 1-4 pairs of small (sometimes inconspicuous) leaflets and a large terminal leaflet, which is typically 8-20 cm wide and palmately lobed into 5-7 toothed sections. Flowers are numerous and occur in groups with the appearance of a flat top. Flower petals are white and about 6 mm long. Fruit is a dry, brownish, hairy achene with a flattened body 4 mm long and a persistent style 2-3 mm long.

Source: Encyclopedia of Life

Short General Description
A perennial herb, up to 2 m tall, with flat-topped clusters of white flowers in bloom from late May to August (flowering peaks in June and July, especially in Washington).
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G2G3
Global Status Last Reviewed
2008-09-25
Global Status Last Changed
2004-02-19
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
Endemic to northwestern Oregon and southwestern Washington, in coastal river systems (e.g. the Trask, Wilson, and Tillamook rivers, OR and the Naselle river, WA) and high elevation Coast Range peaks. Most occurrences are found in Pacific County, WA, Tillamook County, OR, and Lincoln County, OR, with Polk and Clatsop counties, OR having one occurrence each. Using GIS tools, range extent was calculated to be approximately 4200 square km.
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