Thalictrum pubescens

tall meadow-rue
Thalictrum pubescens[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Ranunculaceae
Genus: Thalictrum
Species: T. pubescens
Binomial name
Thalictrum pubescens
Pursh
Synonyms

Thalictrum polygamum

Thalictrum pubescens, the king of the meadow[2] or tall meadow-rue, is a plant in the buttercup family, Ranunculaceae.

Description

Thalictrum pubescens is a herbaceous plant with alternate, pinnately compound leaves, on hollow, green stems. The flowers are white, borne in spring and summer.

See also

References

  1. Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 2: 121.
  2. "Thalictrum pubescens". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 9 December 2015.


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