Ranunculaceae
Mountain meadow-rue
Thalictrum clavatum
- Family
- Ranunculaceae
- Genus
- Thalictrum
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Mountain meadow-rue
Synonyms
- Physocarpum clavatum (DC.) Bercht. & J.Presl
- Sumnera clavata (DC.) Nieuwl.
- Thalictrum filipes Torr. & A.Gray
- Thalictrum nudicaule Schwein. ex Torr. & A.Gray
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Halpaugh, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: DouglasGoldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: DouglasGoldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Evan M. Raskin, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alan Weakley, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Michael J. Papay, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.