THALICTRUM L.MEADOW-RUE

THALICTRUM L. - MEADOW-RUE

Scientific Description:

Perennial herbs often rhizomatous. Leaves sheathing, stipulate, basically ternate, the divisions pinnate, bipinnate or ternate. Flowers in panicles or racemes. Perianth uniseriate, the segments (tepals) usually caducous. Stamens numerous. Fruit a group of sessile or stipitate, ribbed, angled or winged achenes.

Reference:

Davis PH, Coode MJE & Cullen J (1965). Thalictrum L., In: Davis PH (ed.), Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands, Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh, 1: 199.

Public Description:

Thalictrum, commonly known as “meadow-rue”, is native mostly to temperate regions. There are approximately 157 species in the world and 9 species (11 taxa) in Türkiye. They are herbaceous perennial plants with often brightly white, yellow, pink or pale purple flowers. They are usually found in shaded or damp locations.

References:

Anonymous 1 (2017). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thalictrum,Accessed date: 27.08.2017.

Anonymous 2 (2017). http://www.theplantlist.org/1.1/browse/A/Ranunculaceae/Thalictrum/,Accessed date: 27.08.2017.

Anonymous 3 (2017). https://gobotany.newenglandwild.org/search/?q=THALICTRUM,Accessed date: 27.08.2017.

Doğan Güner E (2012). Thalictrum L., In: Güner, A., Aslan, S., Ekim, T., Vural, M. & Babaç, M.T. (eds.), Türkiye Bitkileri Listesi (Damarlı Bitkiler). Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanik Bahçesi ve Flora Araştırmaları Derneği Yayını. İstanbul, pp. 786.