Bridal Wreath - introduced (*Spiraea cantoniensis)

Family: Rosaceae (Rose family).

Native of the China.

Occurrence: Uncommon. There is a patch in Fryerstown cemetery.

Identification:

• it is a shrub with arching branches
• the leaves are diamond shaped with toothed margins
• the lower leaf-surface is grey-green
• the flowers white and in clusters.