| Description | A tall Thalictrum that blooms earlier than most others. |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | (tha-LICK-trum) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Wild Flowers |
| Hardiness Zone | 3-8 |
| Sunlight | part shade, shaded |
| Moisture | average, moist prefered |
| Soil & Site | average, moist, growing in rich woods, low thickets, marshes, swamps, wet meadows and stream/river banks |
| Flowers | white, tiny, apetalous |
| Fruit | drooping achenes, 3 small wings |
| Dimensions | can reach over 3 feet tall by 3 feet spread |
| Maintenance | will naturalize in proper sites |
| Propagation | seeds |
| Native Site | Newfoundland to Ontario south to Illinois, Mississippi and Georgia |
| Misc Facts | Thalictrum comes from the Greek word thaliktron which was a name used by Dioscorides to describe a plant in this genus. Pubescens refers to the downy hairs on the leaves. |
| Notes & Reference | #144-Missouri Botanical Gardens web site (www.missouribotanicalgarden.org), #233-Go Botany (www.gobotany.newenglandwild.org) |
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