Thalictrum thalictroides

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Thalictrum thalictroides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Ranunculales Family: Ranunculaceae Genus: Thalictrum Species: T. thalictroides
Binomial name
Thalictrum thalictroides (L.) A. J. Eames & B. Boivin
Synonyms
Anemone thalictroides L. Anemonella thalictroides (L.) Spach

Thalictrum thalictroides, the rue anemone, is a plant in the buttercup family, Ranunculaceae.

The plant was originally described as Anemone thalictroides by Linnaeus in 1753. It was transferred to a new, monospecific genus, Anemonella, by Édouard Spach in 1839^[1]. Although similar to plants in the genus Thalictrum, Sprach considered the diminutive size, umbelliform inflorescence, and tuberous roots of this species to be distinctive enough to designate a new genus. JRB Boivin considered this distinction suspect, and transferred the species to the genus Thalictrum in 1957^[2]. Molecular evidence supports the placement of the species within Thalictrum^[3], and this placement is accepted by several modern treatments^[4].

This plant is a spring ephemeral endemic to the forests of eastern North America. It is also cultivated in shade gardens.

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Pink form flower

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1. ^ Spach, E. 1839. Histoire naturelle des vegetaux Phanerogames, 7:186-409
2. ^ Eames A.J. & B. Boivin. 1957. Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique. 89: 319.
3. ^ Ro K. and B.A. McPhearson. 1997. Biochemical Systematics and Ecology 25:445
4. ^ Park, M.M. and D. Festerling. 1997. Thalictrum. In: Flora of North America. Vol. 3