Thalictrum pubescens
Encyclopedia
Thalictrum pubescens (tall meadow-rue) is a plant
in the buttercup family, Ranunculaceae
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with alternate, pinnately compound leaves
, on hollow, green stems. The flowers are white, borne in spring and summer.
Plant
Plants are living organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. Precise definitions of the kingdom vary, but as the term is used here, plants include familiar organisms such as trees, flowers, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae. The group is also called green plants or...
in the buttercup family, Ranunculaceae
Ranunculaceae
Ranunculaceae are a family of about 1700 species of flowering plants in about 60 genera, distributed worldwide....
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Description
Thalictrum pubescens is a herbaceous plantHerbaceous plant
A herbaceous plant is a plant that has leaves and stems that die down at the end of the growing season to the soil level. They have no persistent woody stem above ground...
with alternate, pinnately compound leaves
Leaf
A leaf is an organ of a vascular plant, as defined in botanical terms, and in particular in plant morphology. Foliage is a mass noun that refers to leaves as a feature of plants....
, on hollow, green stems. The flowers are white, borne in spring and summer.