Thalictrum aquilegiifolium explained

Thalictrum aquilegiifolium^[1] is a species of flowering plant in the buttercup family Ranunculaceae. It is known by the common names Siberian columbine meadow-rue,^[2] columbine meadow-rue, French meadow-rue, and greater meadow-rue. Its native range extends through Europe and temperate Asia,^[3] with a naturalized distribution in North America limited to New York and Ontario.

Growing to 100cm (00inches) tall by 45cm (18inches) wide, it is an herbaceous perennial, with leaves composed of frilled leaflets resembling those of aquilegia. In early summer it bears clusters of fluffy pink flowers in flat-topped panicles.^[4]

The plant contains an alkaloid thalidisine, which is also present in other Thalictrum species.^[5]

Notes and References

1. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=821191 Integrated Taxonomic Information System
2. Book: English Names for Korean Native Plants. Korea National Arboretum. 2015. 978-89-97450-98-5. Pocheon. 654. 25 December 2016. Korea Forest Service. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170525105020/http://www.forest.go.kr/kna/special/download/English_Names_for_Korean_Native_Plants.pdf. 25 May 2017.
3. http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/gardens-gardening/your-garden/plant-finder/plant-details/kc/i910/thalictrum-aquilegiifolium.aspx Missouri Botanical Garden
4. Book: RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. 2008. Dorling Kindersley. United Kingdom. 978-1405332965. 1136.
5. S.W. Pelletier (Editor)