Thalictrum pubescens

Thalictrum pubescens, the king of the meadow^[3] or tall meadow-rue, is a plant in the buttercup family, Ranunculaceae.

Thalictrum pubescens
In Ottawa, Ontario
Conservation status
Secure  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Ranunculales
Family:	Ranunculaceae
Genus:	Thalictrum
Species:	T. pubescens
Binomial name
Thalictrum pubescens Pursh
Synonyms[2]
List Anemone walteri Pursh Leucocoma vegeta (Greene) Lunell Thalictrum bissellii Greene Thalictrum canadense var. hebecarpum (Fernald) House Thalictrum carolinianum Walter Thalictrum cornuti var. dubitatum Alph.Wood Thalictrum cornuti var. stipitum Farw. Thalictrum corynellum DC. Thalictrum divaricatum Lecoy. Thalictrum divergens Link Thalictrum glaucodeum Greene Thalictrum glaucum Schrad. Thalictrum hepaticum Greene Thalictrum leucocrinum Greene Thalictrum leucostemon K.Koch & C.D.Bouché Thalictrum leucostylum Link ex Lecoy. Thalictrum mortonii Greene Thalictrum perelegans Greene Thalictrum polygamum Muhl. ex Spreng. Thalictrum polygamum Muhl. ex Pursh Thalictrum polygamum Muhl. ex DC. Thalictrum pubescens var. hebecarpum (Fernald) B.Boivin Thalictrum pubescens var. hepaticum (Greene) Keener Thalictrum revolutum Fisch. ex Lecoy. Thalictrum setulosum Greene Thalictrum terrae-novae Greene Thalictrum tortuosum Greene Thalictrum vegetum Greene Thalictrum viride Greene Thalictrum walteri (Pursh) Spreng. ex Steud. Thalictrum zibellinum Greene

Description

Thalictrum pubescens is a herbaceous plant with alternate, pinnately compound leaves, on hollow, green stems. The flowers are white, borne in spring and summer.^{[citation needed]}

Distribution

The range of this plant includes most of eastern Canada and United States excluding Florida.^[1][2][3]

References

1. NatureServe (3 January 2025). "Thalictrum pubescens". NatureServe Network Biodiversity Location Data accessed through NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia: NatureServe. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
2. "Thalictrum pubescens Pursh". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
3. NRCS. "Thalictrum pubescens". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 9 December 2015.