rue anemone
(Thalictrum thalictroides)
Conservation • Wetland • Description • Habitat • Ecology • Use • Distribution • Taxonomy
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Description |
Rue anemone is a 4″ to 8″ tall, erect, perennial forb that rises on one or more stems from a small cluster of black, tuberous roots. Basal leaves arise from the base of the plant on stalks 4¾″ long. The basal leaves divided into 3 segments, each segment divided into 3 stalked leaflets. The leaflets are widely egg-shaped or nearly round, ⅓″ to 1⅛″ wide. The upper and lower surfaces are hairless. The margins are untoothed but have 2 shallow notches toward the tip, effectively creating 3 shallow lobes. A solitary, hairless, flowering stalk, up to 8″ long, rises from the ground. At the end of the stalk is an umbel-like cluster of 1 to 6, usually no less than 3, flowers. Just below the inflorescence are 2 opposite or 3 whorled leaves, which are similar to the basal leaves. The flowers are ⅓″ to 1¼″ across and have 5 to 10 usually white, but sometimes pale pink-purple, petal-like sepals. There are no petals. |
Height |
4″ to 8″ |
Flower Color |
White to pale pink-purple |
Similar Species |
Eastern false rue anemone (Enemion biternatum) is often much taller, reaching up to 16″. The flowers are smaller, only ½″ to ¾″ across, with 5 petal-like sepals that are always white. The leaves are more deeply lobed. It often forms colonies. |
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Dry or moist woods. |
Ecology |
Flowering |
April to June |
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Kingdom |
Plantae (green algae and land plants) |
Subkingdom |
Viridiplantae (green plants) |
Infrakingdom |
Streptophyta (land plants and green algae) |
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Division |
Tracheophyta (vascular plants) |
Subdivision |
Spermatophytina (seed plants) / Angiospermae (flowering plants) |
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Superorder |
Ranunculanae |
Order |
Ranunculales (buttercups, poppies, and allies) |
Family |
Ranunculaceae (buttercups) |
Subfamily |
Thalictroideae (columbines and meadow-rues) |
Genus |
Thalictrum (meadow-rues) |
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Anemone thalictroides Anemonella thalictroides Syndesmon thalictroides Thalictrum anemoides |
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Common Names |
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rue anemone rue-anemone wind-flower |
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Glossary
Umbel
A flat-topped or convex, umbrella-shaped cluster of flowers or buds arising from more or less a single point.
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Rue Anemone - Thalictrum thalictroides |
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Uploaded on Apr 20, 2011 http://www.InBloomThisWeek.com Rue Anenome - a delicate spring woodland wildflower |
Plant portrait - Rue anemone (Thalictrum thalictroides) |
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Published on Sep 5, 2013 A detailed look at characteristics of Rue anemone (Thalictrum thalictroides). These images can help to accurately identify the plant during different phases of its life cycle. |
Rue Anemone (Thalictrum thalictroides) |
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Published on Mar 22, 2012 Rue Anemone (Thalictrum thalictroides) I captured this video in late march in zone 6 |
Rue Anemone (Anemonella thalictroides) |
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Uploaded on Mar 1, 2010 http://www.prairiemoon.com - Rue Anemone is an early spring native woodland wildflower found across much eastern half of the United States. Delicate maroon leaves and pink flowers popping through last years' leaves are a welcome sight after a long winter. It is a true spring ephemeral in that after the flower goes to seed, the plant will go into total dormancy mid-summer. |
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| Greg Watson 4/22/2025 Earth Day |
Location: Beaver Creek Valley State Park |
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| Greg Watson 4/29/2022 |
Location: Vetsch Park |
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| Wayne Rasmussen 5/21/2018 |
Location: Joy Park |
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