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Thalictrum pubescens Pursh. Section: Leucocoma. Common name: Common Tall Meadowrue, Late Meadowrue, King-of-the-Meadow. Phenology: May-Jul. Habitat: Bogs, marshes, wet forests. Distribution: NL (Labrador), NL (Newfoundland), and ON south to GA, SC and MS.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy : = Thalictrum pubescens Pursh var. pubescens – W; > Thalictrum perelegans Greene; < Thalictrum polygamum Muhl. ex Spreng. – G, RAB, S, S13, Tat, nomen nudum; > Thalictrum polygamum Muhl. ex Spreng. var. hebecarpum Fernald – F, nomen nudum; > Thalictrum polygamum Muhl. ex Spreng. var. intermedium Boivin – F, nomen nudum; > Thalictrum polygamum Muhl. ex Spreng. var. polygamum – F, nomen nudum; < Thalictrum pubescens Pursh – C, FNA3, GW2, Il, K1, K3, K4, Mi, NE, NY, Pa, Tn, Va, WV, Park (1992)

Links to other floras: < Thalictrum pubescens - FNA3

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Midwest: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily : 5

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Horticultural Information

NCBG trait

Intro: Erect perennial found in floodplain forests, alluvial and tidal swamps, stream banks, seeps, bogs, fens and wet meadows.

Stems: Stems often in clumps, smooth to finely hairy.

Leaves: . Leaves alternate, twice divided into round to oblong leaflets (¾--1½ in. long) usually with 2-5 lobes or teeth, finely hairy beneath but not glandular.

Inforescence:

Flowers: Flowers in a compound, round-topped panicle, male and female flowers on separate plants, though some perfect (both sex) flowers may be present as well. Flowers erect; white to purplish; about ¼ in. wide; consisting of 4 tiny sepals and no petals, the female flowers with multiple green to pinkish ovaries bearing straight or curved styles, and the male flowers with many bushy, white stamens.

Fruits: Fruit a small head of brownish-black, furry achenes.

Comments:

Height: 4-5 ft.

plant sale text: Meadow-rue produces numerous delicate flowers in panicles held well above its handsome foliage. Its white flowers with their green-tipped stamens create a wonderful airy effect for several weeks. Male and female flowers differ slightly in appearance and are borne on separate plants. Over time, this species tends to spread moderately to form colonies. It looks its best when grown in full sun. Meadow-rue will tolerate light shade, though it has a tendency to flop unless it is staked.

bloom table text:

description: Erect perennial found in floodplain forests, alluvial and tidal swamps, stream banks, seeps, bogs, fens and wet meadows.

stems: Stems often in clumps, smooth to finely hairy.

leaves: . Leaves alternate, twice divided into round to oblong leaflets (¾--1½ in. long) usually with 2-5 lobes or teeth, finely hairy beneath but not glandular.

inflorescence:

flowers: Flowers in a compound, round-topped panicle, male and female flowers on separate plants, though some perfect (both sex) flowers may be present as well. Flowers erect; white to purplish; about ¼ in. wide; consisting of 4 tiny sepals and no petals, the female flowers with multiple green to pinkish ovaries bearing straight or curved styles, and the male flowers with many bushy, white stamens.

fruits: Fruit a small head of brownish-black, furry achenes.

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