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Learn more about Common Tall Meadow-rue from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Ranunculales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (6/30/18):
Thalictrum pubescens
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Thalictrum pubescens
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Flora of North America
Thalictrum pubescens
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Guide to the Vascular Plants of the Blue Ridge (Wofford, 1989)
Thalictrum pubescens var. pubescens
INCLUDED WITHIN & NOMEN NUDUM
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 076-11-009:
Thalictrum polygamum
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN & NOMEN NUDUM
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Thalictrum polygamum
COMMON NAME:
Common Tall Meadow-rue, King-of-the-meadow, Late Meadow-rue
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July Pocahontas County WV
Cranberry Glades Botanical Area
Stamens are club-shaped, white, not drooping, per Newcomb's Wildflower Guide.
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July Pocahontas County WV
Cranberry Glades Botanical Area
Leaflets heart-shaped or round, undivided or 2-3 lobed, .25-2.75" wide, per Wildflowers in the Field and Forest.
COMPARE
leaves that resemble Thalictrum
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July Pocahontas County WV
Cranberry Glades Botanical Area
Filaments white, club-shaped, forming a starry burst of stamens, per Wildflowers in the Field and Forest.
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August Haywood County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Achenes finely pubescent, not scimitar-shaped, per Weakley's Flora.
COMPARE
fruits that are an aggregate of achenes