Pollinator plant

Dropwort

Filipendula vulgaris

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Common names

39 names · 30 languages
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Other languages (29)
Dutch
French
+2 more namesShow fewer names
Basque
  • Burdilinda[3]
Bulgarian
  • Ливадно орехче[3]
Chinese (Simplified)
  • 蕨叶蚊子草[3]
Chinese (Traditional)
  • 長葉蚊子草[3]
Croatian
  • Gomoljasta končara[3]
Czech
  • tužebník obecný[3]
Danish
  • Knoldet mjødurt[3]
Estonian
Finnish
  • sikoangervo[3]
German
Hungarian
  • Koloncos legyezőfű[3]
Italian
Japanese
  • ヨウシュシモツケソウ[3]
Latvian
  • Lielziedu vīgrieze[3]
Lithuanian
  • Pievinė vingiorykštė[3]
Norwegian
  • knollmjødurt[3]
Polish
  • Wiązówka bulwkowa[3]
Portuguese
Romanian
Russian
  • Лабазник обыкновенный[3]
  • Таволга обыкновенная[3]
Serbian
  • Обична суручица[3]
Slovak
  • túžobník obyčajný[3]
Slovenian
  • navadni oslad[3]
Spanish
Swedish
Turkish
  • Çayır Melikesi[3]
  • çayırmelikesi[3]
Ukrainian
  • Гадючник звичайний[3]
Sources & name notes (3)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Royal Horticultural Society — common names ↗

Names retained from the referenced botanical profile or table.

Source records
  • dropwort — Page 4, column 1, row top 127 pt; common-name cell after Filipendula vulgaris.; Filipendula vulgaris.
[2] Filipendula vulgaris — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Dropwort — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 62020; Filipendula vulgaris.
  • Klein-Mädesüß — results[0].names[4]; taxon id 62020; Filipendula vulgaris.
  • Kleines Mädesüß — results[0].names[3]; taxon id 62020; Filipendula vulgaris.
  • Knolliges Mädesüß — results[0].names[5]; taxon id 62020; Filipendula vulgaris.
  • filipéndula — results[0].names[14]; taxon id 62020; Filipendula vulgaris.
  • Filipendule — results[0].names[10]; taxon id 62020; Filipendula vulgaris.
  • Filipendule commune — results[0].names[8]; taxon id 62020; Filipendula vulgaris.
  • Filipendule à six pétales — results[0].names[34]; taxon id 62020; Filipendula vulgaris.
  • Reine-des-prés Petite — results[0].names[11]; taxon id 62020; Filipendula vulgaris.
  • Spirée Filipendule — results[0].names[9]; taxon id 62020; Filipendula vulgaris.
  • Olmaria peperina — results[0].names[18]; taxon id 62020; Filipendula vulgaris.
  • Knolspirea — results[0].names[13]; taxon id 62020; Filipendula vulgaris.
  • filipêndula — results[0].names[35]; taxon id 62020; Filipendula vulgaris.
[3] Filipendula vulgaris — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Dropwort — results[19].names[1]; taxon id 62020; Filipendula vulgaris.
  • Klein-Mädesüß — results[19].names[4]; taxon id 62020; Filipendula vulgaris.
  • Kleines Mädesüß — results[19].names[3]; taxon id 62020; Filipendula vulgaris.
  • Knolliges Mädesüß — results[19].names[5]; taxon id 62020; Filipendula vulgaris.
  • filipéndula — results[19].names[14]; taxon id 62020; Filipendula vulgaris.
  • Filipendule — results[19].names[10]; taxon id 62020; Filipendula vulgaris.
  • Filipendule commune — results[19].names[8]; taxon id 62020; Filipendula vulgaris.
  • Filipendule à six pétales — results[19].names[34]; taxon id 62020; Filipendula vulgaris.
  • Reine-des-prés Petite — results[19].names[11]; taxon id 62020; Filipendula vulgaris.
  • Spirée Filipendule — results[19].names[9]; taxon id 62020; Filipendula vulgaris.
  • Olmaria peperina — results[19].names[18]; taxon id 62020; Filipendula vulgaris.
  • Knolspirea — results[19].names[13]; taxon id 62020; Filipendula vulgaris.
  • filipêndula — results[19].names[35]; taxon id 62020; Filipendula vulgaris.
  • sikoangervo — results[19].names[6]; taxon id 62020; Filipendula vulgaris.
  • tužebník obecný — results[19].names[7]; taxon id 62020; Filipendula vulgaris.
  • Knoldet mjødurt — results[19].names[12]; taxon id 62020; Filipendula vulgaris.
  • angerpist — results[19].names[15]; taxon id 62020; Filipendula vulgaris.
  • Лабазник обыкновенный — results[19].names[16]; taxon id 62020; Filipendula vulgaris.
  • knollmjødurt — results[19].names[17]; taxon id 62020; Filipendula vulgaris.
  • Pievinė vingiorykštė — results[19].names[19]; taxon id 62020; Filipendula vulgaris.
  • Ливадно орехче — results[19].names[20]; taxon id 62020; Filipendula vulgaris.
  • brudbröd — results[19].names[21]; taxon id 62020; Filipendula vulgaris.
  • ヨウシュシモツケソウ — results[19].names[22]; taxon id 62020; Filipendula vulgaris.
  • 蕨叶蚊子草 — results[19].names[23]; taxon id 62020; Filipendula vulgaris.
  • 長葉蚊子草 — results[19].names[24]; taxon id 62020; Filipendula vulgaris.
  • Wiązówka bulwkowa — results[19].names[25]; taxon id 62020; Filipendula vulgaris.
  • Гадючник звичайний — results[19].names[26]; taxon id 62020; Filipendula vulgaris.
  • navadni oslad — results[19].names[27]; taxon id 62020; Filipendula vulgaris.
  • Koloncos legyezőfű — results[19].names[28]; taxon id 62020; Filipendula vulgaris.
  • Lielziedu vīgrieze — results[19].names[29]; taxon id 62020; Filipendula vulgaris.
  • Таволга обыкновенная — results[19].names[30]; taxon id 62020; Filipendula vulgaris.
  • Crețușcă — results[19].names[31]; taxon id 62020; Filipendula vulgaris.
  • Aglică — results[19].names[32]; taxon id 62020; Filipendula vulgaris.
  • túžobník obyčajný — results[19].names[33]; taxon id 62020; Filipendula vulgaris.
  • Обична суручица — results[19].names[36]; taxon id 62020; Filipendula vulgaris.
  • Gomoljasta končara — results[19].names[37]; taxon id 62020; Filipendula vulgaris.
  • çayırmelikesi — results[19].names[38]; taxon id 62020; Filipendula vulgaris.
  • Burdilinda — results[19].names[39]; taxon id 62020; Filipendula vulgaris.
  • Çayır Melikesi — results[19].names[40]; taxon id 62020; Filipendula vulgaris.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Botanical family
Rosaceae

The complete-name usages checked in Catalogue of Life agree on this family; authorship and accepted-name identity remain unresolved.

Sources [1]
Pollinator guidance
RHS includes Filipendula vulgaris in its Plants for Pollinators guidance.

RHS planting guidance. Choose accessible flowers with pollen and nectar; reduced-resource and double-flowered forms may be unsuitable.

Sources [2]
Native range
Azores, NW. Africa, Europe to S. Siberia and Iran.

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.

Sources [3]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Medium suitability
Nectar value Unknown
Pollen value Medium
Plant profile

About this plant

Dropwort (Filipendula vulgaris) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from June to July.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Filipendula vulgaris — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: Botanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 2161821; ID 6J2MP; rank species; status accepted

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Horticultural Society RHS Plants for Pollinators — Wildflowers

    RHS planting guidance; applicable flower-form restrictions are retained. General recommendations do not measure local nectar or pollen production.

    Supports: Pollinator guidance
    Relevant sections
    • Pollinator guidance: Page 4, column 1, entry Filipendula vulgaris (top 127 pt)

    Source checked on .

  3. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Filipendula vulgaris — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 280723; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 1519643, 1519644, 1519645, 1519646, 1519647, 1519648, 1519649, 1519650, 1519651, 1519652, 1519653, 1519654, 1519655, 1519656, 1519657, 1519658, 1519659, 1519660, 1519661, 1519662, 1519663, 1519664, 1519665, 1519666, 1519667, 1519668, 1519669, 1519670, 1519671, 1519672, 1519673, 1519674, 1519675, 1519676, 1519677, 1519678, 1519679, 1519680, 1519682, 1519683, 1519684, 1519685, 1519686, 1519687

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.