Thalictrum delavayi

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Thalictrum delavayi

Thalictrum delavayi, Chinese meadow-rue,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae native to China. Growing to 1.2 m (4 ft) tall by 60 cm (24 in) wide, it is a herbaceous perennial with leaves divided into many small leaflets, and panicles of lilac flowers with green or white stamens in summer.[3][4]

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Thalictrum delavayi
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Ranunculaceae
Genus: Thalictrum
Species:
T. delavayi
Binomial name
Thalictrum delavayi
Synonyms[1]
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    • Thalictrum dipterocarpum Franch.
    • Thalictrum duclouxii H.Lév.
    • Thalictrum grandisepalum H.Lév.
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The specific epithet delavayi honours the 19th century French explorer and botanist Père Jean Marie Delavay.

The cultivar 'Ankum' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[5]

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