Thalictrum sparsiflorum
Thalictrum sparsiflorum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
Order: | Ranunculales |
Family: | Ranunculaceae |
Genus: | Thalictrum |
Species: | T. sparsiflorum |
Binomial name | |
Thalictrum sparsiflorum Turcz. ex Fisch. & C.A.Mey. | |
Thalictrum sparsiflorum is a species of flowering plant in the buttercup family known by the common name fewflower meadow-rue.[1] It is native to northwestern North America and parts of northeastern Asia. It grows in moist habitat, such as streambanks and forest understory. It is a perennial herb producing erect stems up to about a meter in maximum height. The leaves have compound blades divided into a few or many segments which are borne on long, slender petioles. The blades are usually finely hairy and glandular. The inflorescence is a leafy panicle of flowers. Unlike some other Thalictrum species which are dioecious, this species has bisexual flowers. Each has a calyx of five greenish sepals, and up to 20 light-colored dangling stamens tipped with large anthers. The flowers develop into compressed, beaked fruits.
References
- ↑ "Thalictrum sparsiflorum". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 9 December 2015.