Ranunculaceae

Fewflower meadow-rue

Thalictrum sparsiflorum Turcz. ex Fisch. & C.A.Mey.

Family: Ranunculaceae
Genus: Thalictrum

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Fewflower meadow-rue (Thalictrum sparsiflorum) — FlowerPhoto: Dustin Snider, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

Chinese: 散花唐松草
English: Fewflower meadow-rue

Synonyms

Thalictrum richardsonii A.Gray
Thalictrum sparsiflorum subsp. richardsonii (A.Gray) Cody
Thalictrum sparsiflorum var. richardsonii (A.Gray) B.Boivin
Thalictrum sparsiflorum var. viridius B.Boivin

Flowers

In flower: June to July (from 23 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Alaska: native, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Dustin Snider, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Alexandria 'Alex' Wenninger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: yakovlev.alexey from Moscow, Russia, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jason Grant, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Dustin Snider, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: yakovlev.alexey from Moscow, Russia, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dustin Snider, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Scott Loarie, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Валерия Ковалева, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jason Grant, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Steve Matson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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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.