Description from
Flora of China
Spiraea bodinieri H. Léveillé; S. bodinieri var. concolor H. Léveillé; S. esquirolii H. Léveillé.
Leaf blades long ovate to lanceolate, base cuneate, margin sharply doubly serrate. Inflorescences 10–14 cm in diam.
Clearings in mixed forests, mountain valleys, river banks; 900--4000 m. Anhui, Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Xizang, Yunnan, Zhejiang.