Thalictrum flavum
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Thalictrum flavum (common name yellow meadow rue) is a flowering plant species in the family Ranunculaceae, native to Caucasus and Russia (Siberia). Growing to 100 cm (39 in) tall by 45 cm (18 in) broad, it is an herbaceous perennial producing clusters of fluffy yellow fragrant flowers in summer. The flowers are composed of short sepals and longer, erect stamens.[1][2]
The subspecies T. flavum subsp. glaucum has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]
The specific epithet flavum means "pure yellow".[4]
References
- ^ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
- ^ The Wild Flower Key British Isles - N W Europe, by Francis Rose, 1991, ISBN 0 7232 2419 6
- ^ "RHS Plant Selector - Thalictrum flavum subsp. glaucum". Retrieved 05 June 2013.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. p. 224. ISBN 9781845337315.
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