Family: Ranunculaceae
rue-anemone, wind-flower
[Anemonella thalictroides (L.) Spach, more...]
Robert R. Kowal
Robert R. Kowal
University of Wisconsin - Madison (WIS-VP)
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, 4"-8" tall, hairless forb with slender stems; roots a small cluster of tubers
Leaves: basal leaves stalked, 2 times 3-parted with distinct, rounded leaflets, the lobes with teeth toward the tip
and several opposite or whorled leaves just below the inflorescence
Flowers: pink to white, 5-10-parted, 1/3"-1 1/4" wide, petal-like sepals; inflorescence a few-flowered, umbel-like cluster; blooms April-May
Fruits: dry seed
Habitat: dry to moist; woods, edges
Hazardous: Careful, this plant is hazardous!
Conservation Status: Native
Plants: erect, perennial, 4"-8" tall, hairless forb with slender stems; roots a small cluster of tubers
Leaves: basal leaves stalked, 2 times 3-parted with distinct, rounded leaflets, the lobes with teeth toward the tip
and several opposite or whorled leaves just below the inflorescenceFlowers: pink to white, 5-10-parted, 1/3"-1 1/4" wide, petal-like sepals; inflorescence a few-flowered, umbel-like cluster; blooms April-May
Fruits: dry seed
Habitat: dry to moist; woods, edges
Hazardous: Careful, this plant is hazardous!
Conservation Status: Native
Flora of North America: Flora of North America Floristic Rating: Coefficient of Conservatism = 7 USDA Plants Database: Federal Distribution and detailed information including photos Dan Tenaglia's The Missouri Flora: Fabulous photographs; detailed descriptions; color and leave arrangement key. David G. Smith's "Delaware Wilflowers": Beautiful photographs; descriptions Southwest School of Botanical Medicine: Britton & Brown Illustrated Flora - 2nd Edition (1913) "An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada"
Robert R. Kowal
Derek Anderson
Botanical Illustration
Derek Anderson
Brenton Butterfield
Brenton Butterfield
Christopher Noll
Derek Anderson
Caroline A. Creevey
