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