Common name:
Common meadow-rue
Family:
Scientific name:
Thalictrum flavum
Main flower color:
Range:
Most of England and Wales; also southern Scotland and north/central Ireland
Height:
Up to 100 cm
Habitat:
Fens and damp meadows, often on basic soils
Flowers:
In dense, branched clusters (panicles). Flowers have no petals, only four small green sepals; most conspicuous are the many large stamens, with white or purplish filaments and pale yellow anthers
Leaves:
Hairless, pinnately divided two or three times into wedge-shaped leaflets, lined by a few large teeth. Crossed by light-coloured veins. Leaflets are around 3 cm long
Season:
June to August
Rarity:
★★★★★
