Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Ranunculales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Thalictrum dasycarpum
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Thalictrum dasycarpum
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Thalictrum dasycarpum
COMMON NAME:
Purple Meadowrue
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_thda_001_lvd
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Thalictrum dasycarpum
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Thalictrum dasycarpum
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Thalictrum dasycarpum
2913
Forb
Perennial
Dioecious
Habitat: forest, woodlands, and prairies, per Weakley's Flora
Native to Georgia
Rare
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LEAVES:
Compound
Mostly alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Creamy white
Radially symmetrical
4(-6) sepals
Petals absent
Numerous stamens
Superior ovary
Unisexual
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer?
Aggregate of achenes
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- All About South Carolina Wildflowers (Midgley, 1999) p269
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977) p146
- Wildflowers in the Field and Forest: Northeastern US (Clemants & Gracie, 2006) p306
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