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Thalictrum dioicum L.

Early meadow rue, quicksilver-weed, early Meadow-rue, early meadowrue

KingdomPlantaePlants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
SubkingdomTracheobiontaVascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
DivisionMagnoliophytaFlowering plants, also known as angiosperms
ClassMagnoliopsidaDicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
SubclassMagnoliidaeIncludes magnolias, nutmeg, bay laurel, cinnamon, avocado, black pepper, and many others
OrderRanunculalesBasal (evolved earlier) eudicots, also called “true dicots”
FamilyRanunculaceaeButtercup family
GenusThalictrumFrom Greek qaliktron (thaliktron), a “plant with divided leaves”
SpeciesdioicumPlants are dioecious (male and female flowers are on separate plants)

About plant names...

Early meadow rue is native to North America.

Identification: Plants are 12-31″ (30-80 cm) tall. Leaves are blue-green, rounded, with three lobes at the far end, each leaflet ⅜-1¾″ (1-4.5 cm) wide. Flowers occur in loosely spaced groups. They do not have petals, just sepals 1/16-⅛″ (1.8-4 mm) long, greenish or yellowing, sometimes with a purple tint.

Online References:

Missouriplants.com

Wikipedia

The Missouri Botanical Garden

Southeastern Flora, the Southeastern U.S. Plant Identification Resource

The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

The USDA Forest Service's Fire Effects Information Database

EFloras

Thalictrum dioicum (early meadow rue, quicksilver-weed, early Meadow-rue, early meadowrue)

5/5/2023 · Morse Mountain, Phippsburg, Maine

Thalictrum dioicum (early meadow rue, quicksilver-weed, early Meadow-rue, early meadowrue)

4/15/1979 · Memphis, Ten­nes­see · By Tim Chandler

 

Thalictrum dioicum description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 5 Sep 2023.

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Thalictrum dioicum (early meadow rue, quicksilver-weed, early Meadow-rue, early meadowrue)

9/14/2010 · Garden in the Woods, Framingham, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 1½ × 1′ (52 × 34 cm)

Thalictrum dioicum (early meadow rue, quicksilver-weed, early Meadow-rue, early meadowrue)

8/24/2023 · Morse Mountain, Phippsburg, Maine · ≈ 10 × 6″ (24 × 16 cm)

Thalictrum dioicum (early meadow rue, quicksilver-weed, early Meadow-rue, early meadowrue)

6/8/2012 · Squannacook River Wildlife Area, Townsend, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 11 × 7″ (27 × 18 cm)

Thalictrum dioicum (early meadow rue, quicksilver-weed, early Meadow-rue, early meadowrue)

8/24/2023 · Morse Mountain, Phippsburg, Maine · ≈ 10 × 6″ (24 × 16 cm)

Range: Zones 4-7:

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