page_title: Filipendula vulgaris
hierarchical_section_title: Filipendula vulgaris
caption_attribution_description: Filipendula vulgaris Moench, syn. Filipendula hexapetala Gilib. Original Description Brudbröd, Filipendula hexapetala Gil.
context_page_description: Filipendula vulgaris, commonly known as dropwort or fern-leaf dropwort, is a perennial herb of the family Rosaceae closely related to meadowsweet. It is found in dry pastures across much of Europe and central and northern Asia mostly on lime.
  The crushed leaves and roots have a scent of the oil of wintergreen.
context_section_description: Filipendula vulgaris, commonly known as dropwort or fern-leaf dropwort, is a perennial herb of the family Rosaceae closely related to meadowsweet (Filipendula ulmaria). It is found in dry pastures across much of Europe and central and northern Asia mostly on lime.
  The crushed leaves and roots have a scent of the oil of wintergreen (methyl salicylate).
caption: Illustration showing tubers.
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