Flora
of East-Central Indiana
| Early Meadow Rue |
| Scientific Name | Thalictrum doicum L. |
| Family Name | Ranunculaceae (Buttercup Family) |
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Characteristics |
| Habitat: | rich, moist woods in full sun to partial shade |
| Plant Height: | 30-70 cm, erect stem |
| Flower Color: | greenish-yellow |
| Flower: | numerous stamens extend beyond 4-5 sepals, petals absent, 6 mm long, pistils few, elongated, purplish |
| Inflorescence: | loose panicle |
| Fruit: | 1-seeded achenes usually conspicuously veined or ribbed |
| Leaves: | glabrous, thin, flat-margined, long-stalked, pinnately divided into 3s, leaflets 2-9 lobed |
| Bloom Time: | April-May |
| Origins: | native |
| Other: | Plants dioecious (male/female flowers on separate plants) |
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| general habit | leaves | pistillate flower and developing fruit | staminate flower |
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