Thalictrum thalictroides (L.) Eames & B. Boivin
Rue anemone
Kingdom Plantae Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
Subkingdom Tracheobionta Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division Magnoliophyta Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms
Class Magnoliopsida Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
Subclass Magnoliidae Includes magnolias, nutmeg, bay laurel, cinnamon, avocado, black pepper, and many others
Order Ranunculales Basal (evolved earlier) eudicots, also called “true dicots”
Family Ranunculaceae Buttercup family
Genus Thalictrum From Greek qaliktron (thaliktron), a “plant with divided leaves”
Species thalictroides
About plant names...
Rue anemone is native to woodlands in eastern North America. It is a relative of the
buttercup family. Thalictrum means "divided leaves;" so does thalictroides (!)
Identification: Plants are 4-12″ (10-30 cm) tall. Leaves are rounded in shape, split into
three lobes near the tips, about 1-1½″ (2.5-3.8 cm) around.
White to pinkish flowers with yellow stamens appear in groups of 1-6,
supported by thin red-brown stems. Each flower has 5-10 petals, and is ¼-1¼″ (8.5-31 mm) around.
Fruits appear in late spring and are 1/16-⅛″ (3-4.5 mm) long.
Pink form. Photo taken at the Mt. Cuba Center where it was identified. ©2007 by Derek Ramsey.
Online References:
Illinois Wildflowers
The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Discover Life
The University of Wisconsin's Robert W. Freckmann Herbarium
Plants for a Future, a resource and information centre for edible and otherwise useful plants
EFloras
Older scientific or horticultural names
Anemonella thalictroides (L.) Spach
Syndesmon thalictroides (L.) Hoffmanns. ex Britton
Thalictrum thalictroides description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.
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5/15/2010 · Garden in the Woods, Framingham, Massachusetts · ≈ 9 × 6″ (23 × 15 cm)
4/15/1979 · Memphis, Tennessee · By Tim Chandler
5/14/2012 · Acton Arboretum, Acton, Massachusetts · ≈ 9 × 6″ (23 × 15 cm)
5/15/2010 · Garden in the Woods, Framingham, Massachusetts · ≈ 15 × 10″ (39 × 26 cm)
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