Family: Ranunculaceae
[Thalictrum revolutum var. glandulosior DC.]
from USDA Plants website
Etymology: Thalictrum: from thaliktron, a name used to describe a plant with divided leaves, and a name given to the genus by Dioscorides, the Greek physician and pharmacologist who wrote the Materia Medica, which remained the leading pharmacological text for 16 centuries
Plants: erect, perennial, 3'-7' tall, stout, foul-smelling forb
Leaves: usually various shapes and sizes, prominently veined and fuzzy glandular below, 1-4 times 3-parted; leaflets undivided or 2-3-lobed, 1-5 times as long as wide, usually not toothed, and with the edges often turned backward
Flowers: whitish to green, 4-5-parted, petal-like sepals falling early, fringe-like filaments remain; inflorescence a branched cluster; blooms June-July
Fruits: dry seed
Habitat: dry; woods, prairies
Conservation Status: Special Concern
Plants: erect, perennial, 3'-7' tall, stout, foul-smelling forb
Leaves: usually various shapes and sizes, prominently veined and fuzzy glandular below, 1-4 times 3-parted; leaflets undivided or 2-3-lobed, 1-5 times as long as wide, usually not toothed, and with the edges often turned backward
Flowers: whitish to green, 4-5-parted, petal-like sepals falling early, fringe-like filaments remain; inflorescence a branched cluster; blooms June-July
Fruits: dry seed
Habitat: dry; woods, prairies
Conservation Status: Special Concern
Flora of North America: Flora of North America Floristic Rating: Coefficient of Conservatism = 6, Wetland Indicator = FAC WIS DNR-Bureau of Endangered Resources: Detailed information on Wisconsin listed species including state and federal status, photos, etc. Atlas of the Wisconsin Prairie and Savanna Flora: by T.S. Cochrane & H.H. Iltis: habitat, distribution infomation / flowering and fruiting times USDA Plants Database: Federal Distribution and detailed information including photos Illinois Wildflowers: Wonderful photographs; detailed descriptions; color and leaf arrangement key
