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Thalictrum revolutum DC.

Waxy-leaf meadow-rue, purple meadowrue, skunk meadowrue, waxy 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”
SpeciesrevolutumFrom the Latin, revolvo, “to roll back; unroll; to revolve”

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Waxy-leaved meadow-rue is a North American native plant.

Identification: Plants are 3-7′ (91-213 cm) tall. Leaves are alternate, and ternately compound: each "leaf" is split into three smaller leaves, and each of those is further divided into three leaflets. Leaflets are 1-1½″ (2.5-3.8 cm) × ½-¾″ (1.3-1.9 cm), usually leathery, with rounded bases and 1-3 rounded lobes. Leaf tips are more pointed in unlobed leaflets. Leaf undersides and stems are coated with a waxy-looking material that makes them look very light-colored, leaflets almost white. Flowers are white, in multiple racemes or panicles. Fruits are ⅛-3/16″ (3.5-5 mm). Plants smell pungent (one common name is skunk meadowrue), especially after a rain.

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Thalictrum revolutum (waxy-leaf meadow-rue, purple meadowrue, skunk meadowrue, waxy meadowrue)

7/12/2015 · Smuggler’s Notch, Cambridge, Ver­mont · ≈ 10 × 7″ (25 × 16 cm)

Thalictrum revolutum (waxy-leaf meadow-rue, purple meadowrue, skunk meadowrue, waxy meadowrue)

7/12/2015 · Smuggler’s Notch, Cambridge, Ver­mont · ≈ 6 × 9″ (15 × 22 cm)

Thalictrum revolutum (waxy-leaf meadow-rue, purple meadowrue, skunk meadowrue, waxy meadowrue)

7/12/2015 · Smuggler’s Notch, Cambridge, Ver­mont · ≈ 9 × 6″ (22 × 15 cm)

Thalictrum revolutum (waxy-leaf meadow-rue, purple meadowrue, skunk meadowrue, waxy meadowrue)

7/25/2013 · Beaver Brook Assn Conservation Lands, Rte. 130, Hollis, New Hamp­shire · ≈ 9 × 6″ (22 × 15 cm) ID is uncertain

Thalictrum revolutum (waxy-leaf meadow-rue, purple meadowrue, skunk meadowrue, waxy meadowrue)

7/12/2015 · Smuggler’s Notch, Cambridge, Ver­mont · ≈ 9 × 6″ (22 × 15 cm)

Thalictrum revolutum DC. var. glandulosior B. Boivin

 

Thalictrum revolutum description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.

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Thalictrum revolutum (waxy-leaf meadow-rue, purple meadowrue, skunk meadowrue, waxy meadowrue)

7/25/2013 · Beaver Brook Assn Conservation Lands, Rte. 130, Hollis, New Hamp­shire · ≈ 8 × 6″ (20 × 14 cm) ID is uncertain

Thalictrum revolutum (waxy-leaf meadow-rue, purple meadowrue, skunk meadowrue, waxy meadowrue)

7/25/2013 · Beaver Brook Assn Conservation Lands, Rte. 130, Hollis, New Hamp­shire · ≈ 9 × 6″ (22 × 15 cm) ID is uncertain

Thalictrum revolutum (waxy-leaf meadow-rue, purple meadowrue, skunk meadowrue, waxy meadowrue)

7/12/2015 · Smuggler’s Notch, Cambridge, Ver­mont · ≈ 5 × 8″ (12 × 19 cm)

Thalictrum revolutum (waxy-leaf meadow-rue, purple meadowrue, skunk meadowrue, waxy meadowrue)

7/12/2015 · Smuggler’s Notch, Cambridge, Ver­mont · ≈ 5 × 8″ (12 × 19 cm)

Thalictrum revolutum (waxy-leaf meadow-rue, purple meadowrue, skunk meadowrue, waxy meadowrue)

6/25/2015 · Far and Near · ≈ 10 × 7″ (25 × 16 cm)

Thalictrum revolutum (waxy-leaf meadow-rue, purple meadowrue, skunk meadowrue, waxy meadowrue)

7/25/2013 · Beaver Brook Assn Conservation Lands, Rte. 130, Hollis, New Hamp­shire · ≈ 10 × 7″ (25 × 16 cm) ID is uncertain

Thalictrum revolutum (waxy-leaf meadow-rue, purple meadowrue, skunk meadowrue, waxy meadowrue)

6/25/2015 · Far and Near · ≈ 8 × 6″ (20 × 14 cm)

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