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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: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 1 foot tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Yellow , Purple
Bloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug

Distribution

USA: AK , CA , CO , ID , MT , NM , NV , OR , UT , WY
Canada: 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

This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.1 (Lichvar, R.W. 2013. The National Wetland Plant List: 2013 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2013-49: 1-241). Click here for map of regions.

Web Reference

Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) Calflora
Webref 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 Plants
FNA: Find Thalictrum alpinum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Thalictrum alpinum

Metadata

Record Modified: 2020-11-12
Research By: CBR

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