Ranunculaceae
King of the meadow
Thalictrum pubescens
- Family
- Ranunculaceae
- Genus
- Thalictrum
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- King of the meadow, Muskrat weed
Synonyms
- Thalictrum canadense var. hebecarpum (Fernald) House
- Thalictrum carolinianum var. subpubescens DC.
- Thalictrum polygamum Muhl. ex Spreng.
- Thalictrum polygamum var. hebecarpum Fernald
- Thalictrum polygamum var. intermedium B.Boivin
- Thalictrum polygamum var. pubescens (Pursh) K.C.Davis
- Thalictrum pubescens var. hebecarpum (Fernald) B.Boivin
- Thalictrum pubescens var. pubescens
- Thalictrum viride Greene
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native, St. Pierre and Miquelon: native
Photos
Photo: Fritzflohrreynolds, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Ryan Hodnett, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ryan Hodnett, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ryan Hodnett, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ryan Hodnett, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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- Early meadow-rueThalictrum dioicumRanunculaceae
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- Fendler's meadow-rueThalictrum fendleriRanunculaceae
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.