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Thalictrum alpinum
Thalictrum alpinum L.
Alpine Meadow-rue, Alpine Meadowrue, Arctic Meadow-rue, Dwarf Meadow-rue, Pigamon Alpin
Ranunculaceae (Buttercup family)
Synonym(s): Thalictrum alpinum var. hebetum
USDA Symbol: THAL
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N), GL (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Herb
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 1 foot tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Yellow , PurpleBloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug
Distribution
USA: AK , CA , CO , ID , MT , NM , NV , OR , UT , WYCanada: BC , NL , NT , QC , YT
Native Habitat: Wet meadows, damp rocky ledges and slopes, and cold (often calcareous) bogs in willow-sedge, lodgepole pine and spruce-fir.
National Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | FAC | FACW | FACW | FACW |
Web Reference
Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) CalfloraWebref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Thalictrum alpinum in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Thalictrum alpinum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Thalictrum alpinum
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-11-12Research By: CBR