Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Ranunculales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Thalictrum dasycarpum
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Thalictrum dasycarpum
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
COMMON NAME:
Purple Meadowrue
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_thda_001_lvd
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Thalictrum dasycarpum
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Thalictrum dasycarpum
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
2913
Forb
Perennial
Dioecious
Native: north of the Carolinas & Georgia
Documented growing wild in - - -
Rare
Look for it in forests, woodlands, and prairies, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
...Wet
LEAVES:
Compound
Mostly alternate
FLOWER:
Summer
Creamy white
Unisexual
Radially symmetrical
4(-6) sepals
Petals absent
Numerous stamens
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Aggregate of achenes
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- All About South Carolina Wildflowers p269
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide p146
- Wildflowers in the Field and Forest p306