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Thalictrum pubescens Pursh
Tall Meadowrue

(Thalictrum polygamum)
Ranunculaceae — Buttercup family
Native

Thalictrum pubescens
Woodlawn Tract
April 2016
Emerging, just a few inches tall. They can grow to 8'.
Thalictrum pubescens
White Clay Creek State Park -- Thompson Station Road
June 2020
Thalictrum pubescens
Brandywine Creek State Park
June 2004
Thalictrum pubescens
Brandywine Creek State Park
June 2004
Staminate flowers. There are no petals, just stamens.
Thalictrum pubescens
White Clay Creek State Park -- Thompson Station Road
June 2002
Perfect flowers, with pistils and a few stamens.
Thalictrum pubescens
White Clay Creek State Park -- Thompson Station Road
July 2020
Thalictrum pubescens
White Clay Creek State Park -- Thompson Station Road
July 2020
Thalictrum pubescens
White Clay Creek State Park -- Thompson Station Road
July 2020
Leaflets
Thalictrum pubescens
White Clay Creek State Park -- Thompson Station Road
July 2021
A single compound leaf
Thalictrum pubescens
White Clay Creek State Park -- Creek Road
July 2021
Developing fruit
Thalictrum pubescens
White Clay Creek State Park -- Creek Road
July 2021
Many showy staminate flowers, and a few less showy perfect flowers at left center.
Thalictrum pubescens
Ashland
July 2021
Thalictrum pubescens
White Clay Creek State Park -- Thompson Station Road
July 2020
Pistillate flowers and fruit.