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

Thalictrum pubescens
In Ottawa, Ontario
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Ranunculaceae
Genus: Thalictrum
Species:
T. pubescens
Binomial name
Thalictrum pubescens
Pursh
Synonyms[1]
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    • Anemone walteri Pursh
    • Leucocoma vegeta (Greene) Lunell
    • Thalictrum bissellii Greene
    • Thalictrum canadense var. hebecarpum (Fernald) House
    • Thalictrum carolinianum Walter
    • Thalictrum cornuti var. dubitatum Alph.Wood
    • Thalictrum cornuti var. stipitum Farw.
    • Thalictrum corynellum DC.
    • Thalictrum divaricatum Lecoy.
    • Thalictrum divergens Link
    • Thalictrum glaucodeum Greene
    • Thalictrum glaucum Schrad.
    • Thalictrum hepaticum Greene
    • Thalictrum leucocrinum Greene
    • Thalictrum leucostemon K.Koch & C.D.Bouché
    • Thalictrum leucostylum Link ex Lecoy.
    • Thalictrum mortonii Greene
    • Thalictrum perelegans Greene
    • Thalictrum polygamum Muhl. ex Spreng.
    • Thalictrum polygamum Muhl. ex Pursh
    • Thalictrum polygamum Muhl. ex DC.
    • Thalictrum pubescens var. hebecarpum (Fernald) B.Boivin
    • Thalictrum pubescens var. hepaticum (Greene) Keener
    • Thalictrum revolutum Fisch. ex Lecoy.
    • Thalictrum setulosum Greene
    • Thalictrum terrae-novae Greene
    • Thalictrum tortuosum Greene
    • Thalictrum vegetum Greene
    • Thalictrum viride Greene
    • Thalictrum walteri (Pursh) Spreng. ex Steud.
    • Thalictrum zibellinum Greene

Description

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

Distribution

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The range of this plant includes most of eastern Canada and United States excluding Florida.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Thalictrum pubescens Pursh". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  2. ^ NRCS. "Thalictrum pubescens". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  3. ^ "Comprehensive Report Species - Thalictrum pubescens". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 2019-12-08.