Thalictrum polygamum

Thalictrum polygamum
	Thalictrum polygamum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
Order:	Ranunculales
Family:	Ranunculaceae
Genus:	Thalictrum
Species:	T. polygamum
Binomial name
	Thalictrum polygamum; Muhl.
Synonyms
	Thalictrum pubescens

Thalictrum polygamum (tall meadow-rue; also Thalictrum pubescens), is a herbaceous perennial plant native to wet areas in eastern North America. Its common name is from its height — up to 8 feet.

Leaves and flowers

Taller than other varieties it has plumes of flowers that lack petals. The flowers are described as starry bursts of threadlike stamens. The leaves are divided and subdivided into many roundish three-lobed leaflets. Meadow-rue blooms from July to September. Its height is typically between 3 and 8 feet.^[1]

Habitat

Meadow-rue grows in swamps, and stream sides from Eastern Canada to Indiana. It is also found growing from Long Island to Georgia.^[2]

References

^ Peterson, R. T., & McKenny M. 1968. A Field Guide to Wildflowers: Northeastern and Northcentral North America. The National Audubon Society, the National Wildlife Federation, & the Roger Tory Peterson Institute. New York
^ Peterson, R. T., & McKenny M. 1968. A Field Guide to Wildflowers: Northeastern and Northcentral North America. The National Audubon Society, the National Wildlife Federation, & the Roger Tory Peterson Institute. New York

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[1] Peterson, R. T., & McKenny M. 1968. A Field Guide to Wildflowers: Northeastern and Northcentral North America. The National Audubon Society, the National Wildlife Federation, & the Roger Tory Peterson Institute. New York

[2] Peterson, R. T., & McKenny M. 1968. A Field Guide to Wildflowers: Northeastern and Northcentral North America. The National Audubon Society, the National Wildlife Federation, & the Roger Tory Peterson Institute. New York

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