French Meadow-Rue

Thalictrum aquilegiifolium

"Thalictrum aquilegiifolium" is a species of flowering plant in the buttercup family Ranunculaceae. Its native range extends through Europe and temperate Asia, with a naturalized distribution in North America limited to New York and Ontario.
Thalictum aquilegiifolium Akeleiblättrige Wiesenraute Geotagged,Spring,Switzerland,Thalictrum aquilegiifolium

Appearance

Growing to 100 cm tall by 45 cm wide, it is an herbaceous perennial, with leaves composed of frilled leaflets resembling those of aquilegia. In early summer it bears clusters of fluffy pink flowers in flat-topped panicles.

The plant contains an alkaloid thalidisine, which is also present in other Thalictrum species.
Siberian columbine meadow-rue - Thalictrum aquilegiifolium Bistrishko Branishte Nature Reserve,Bulgaria,Eudicot,Europe,Flowering Plant,Geotagged,Magnoliophyta,Plantae,Ranunculaceae,Ranunculales,Spring,Thalictrum aquilegiifolium,Vitosha Mountain Nature Park,Wildlife

Naming

It is known by the common names Siberian columbine meadow-rue, columbine meadow-rue, French meadow-rue, and greater meadow-rue.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderRanunculales
FamilyRanunculaceae
GenusThalictrum
SpeciesT. aquilegiifolium
Photographed in
Bulgaria
Switzerland