Thalictrum flavum
| Thalictrum flavum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Ranunculaceae |
| Genus: | Thalictrum |
| Species: | T. flavum |
| Binomial name | |
| Thalictrum flavum L. | |
Thalictrum flavum (common name yellow meadow rue) is a flowering plant species in the family Ranunculaceae, native to Caucasus and Russia (Siberia). Growing to 100 cm (39 in) tall by 45 cm (18 in) broad, it is an herbaceous perennial producing clusters of fluffy yellow fragrant flowers in summer. The flowers are composed of short sepals and longer, erect stamens.[1][2]
The subspecies T. flavum subsp. glaucum has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]
The specific epithet flavum means "pure yellow".[4]
Description
the plant has three web shaped lobed leafletes which are dark green
References
- ↑ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
- ↑ The Wild Flower Key British Isles - N W Europe, by Francis Rose, 1991, ISBN 0 7232 2419 6
- ↑ "RHS Plant Selector - Thalictrum flavum subsp. glaucum". Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ↑ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. p. 224. ISBN 9781845337315.
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