Sorbaria tomentosa

Sorbaria tomentosa, the Himalayan sorbaria or Kashmir false spirea, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae. It is native to Afghanistan, Central Asia and the Himalayas, and has been introduced to the South Island of New Zealand. It has gone extinct in Tajikistan. Its putative variety "Sorbaria tomentosa" var. "angustifolia", the narrow-leaved Himalayan sorbaria, has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.