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Learn more about Early Meadow-rue from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Ranunculales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Thalictrum dioicum
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Thalictrum dioicum
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 076-11-004:
Thalictrum dioicum
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
COMMON NAME:
Early Meadow-rue
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_thdi_001_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm200321_3293
March Polk County NC
[Pistillate flowers] Stigmas usually elongate, styles short or absent, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm0404x_34
April Rutherford County NC
Chimney Rock Park
[Staminate] Stamens 1/4" long, threadlike, yellowish, in pendulous clusters, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
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JK Marlow jkm0404y_16
April Rutherford County NC
Chimney Rock Park
All leaves have long petioles; leaflets may have as many as 9 rounded lobes, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
COMPARE
leaves that resemble Thalictrum
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JK Marlow jkm070422_040
April Buncombe County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
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JK Marlow jkm070422_043
April Buncombe County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Leaflets kidney-shaped or oval, broader toward tip, 5-9 lobed, 0.5-2" wide, per Wildflowers in the Field and Forest.
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JK Marlow jkm070422_048
April Buncombe County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
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JK Marlow jkm120421_209
April Hendersonvlle County NC
Holmes Educational Forest
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JK Marlow jkm120421_212
April Hendersonvlle County NC
Holmes Educational Forest
Comes into flower in early spring, before any of the other Thalictrum, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
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JK Marlow jkm120421_223
April Hendersonvlle County NC
Holmes Educational Forest
Sepals ovate or obovate, 1-3.5mm long. Anthers 1.5-3mm long, filaments longer, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm120426_696
April Yancey County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
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Keith Bradley kab_t_dioicum_1052
April Polk County NC
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JK Marlow jkm120505_043
May Rabun County GA
Chattahoochee National Forest
Achenes coarsely ribbed, ellipsoid, subsessile, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
COMPARE
fruits that are an aggregate of achenes
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JK Marlow jkm140517_821
May Transylvania County NC
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JK Marlow jkm140517_828
May Transylvania County NC
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JK Marlow jkm150508_942
May Union County GA
Sosebee Cove
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmtdioicum_pw372
May