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{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants}}
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{{Automatic taxobox
|image = Aruncus_dioicus_15105.JPG
|image_caption = ''Aruncus dioicus''
|display_parents = 2
|taxon = Aruncus
|authority = [[Carl Linnaeus|L.]]
|subdivision_ranks = Species
|subdivision = *''[[Aruncus aethusifolius]]''
*''[[Aruncus dioicus]]''
*''[[Aruncus gombalanus]]''
*''[[Aruncus sylvester]]''
}}

'''''Aruncus''''' is a [[genus]] of clump-forming [[herbaceous plant|herbaceous]] [[perennial plants]] in the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Rosaceae]]. Botanical opinion of the number of [[species]] differs, with from one to four species accepted. They are closely related to the genera ''[[Filipendula]]'' and ''[[Spiraea]]'', and are native to mountainous damp woodland in [[temperateness|temperate]] regions of the Northern Hemisphere. Creamy white plumes of flowers are produced above veined and toothed leaflets.<ref>{{cite book|title=RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants|year=2008|publisher=Dorling Kindersley|location=United Kingdom|isbn=978-1405332965|pages=1136}}</ref>

*''[[Aruncus dioicus]]'' ('''goatsbeard''') occurs throughout the cooler parts of Europe, Asia and North America. In the broad sense, this is the only species in the genus, with the species below treated as [[synonym (taxonomy)|synonyms]] or [[variety (biology)|varieties]] of it by some botanists.
*''[[Aruncus aethusifolius]]'' (dwarf goatsbeard or Korean goatsbeard) has a restricted range, limited to Korea. This species appears in cultivation, and has gained the [[Royal Horticultural Society]]'s [[Award of Garden Merit]].<ref>{{cite web|title=RHS Plant Selector – ''Aruncus aethusifolius''|url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/1663/Aruncus-aethusifolius/Details | accessdate=23 February 2020}}</ref> 
*''[[Aruncus gombalanus]]'' (Yunnan goatsbeard) occurs in the mountains of northwest Yunnan and adjacent Tibet.
*''[[Aruncus sylvester]]'' (Asian goatsbeard) covers the widespread Asian forms of ''A. dioicus''.

''[[Tragopogon]]'' is also known as "goatsbeard" but is not closely related.

==Cultivation==
Goatsbeard does well in [[Hardiness zone|USDA Plant Hardiness Zones]] 4–9 in almost any soil, in sun, or light shade. Set plants approximately 18 – 24&nbsp;inches apart. To get new plants, divide clumps in spring or fall; otherwise clumps can remain undisturbed indefinitely.
[[File:Aruncus aesthusifolius.jpg|thumb|left|''Aruncus aesthusifolius'']]

==References==
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[[Category:Spiraeeae]]
[[Category:Rosaceae genera]]