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meadow rue, any plant of the genus Thalictrum of the family Ranunculaceae (buttercup buttercup or crowfoot, common name for the Ranunculaceae, a family of chiefly annual or perennial herbs of cool regions of the Northern Hemisphere. ..... Click the link for more information. family). Most are tall perennials (up to 7 ft/2.1 m high) bearing summer flowers with showy, pendent tassels of long stamens, greenish sepals, and no petals. Meadow rues are found in moist, open places throughout northern temperate regions; in the United States they are especially abundant in the Northeast. A few species are cultivated for ornament. The European herb called rue rue, common name for various members of the family Rutaceae, a large group of plants distributed throughout temperate and tropical regions and most abundant in S Africa and Australia. Most species are woody shrubs or small trees; many are evergreen and bear spines. ..... Click the link for more information. is an unrelated plant. Meadow rue is classified in the division Magnoliophyta Magnoliophyta (măg'nōlēŏf`ətə) ..... Click the link for more information. , class Magnoliopsida, order Ranunculales, family Ranunculaceae. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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He moved through fields and woodlands tasting radiant moss, tickseed and meadow rue, promising nothing odd, crackpot or disfangled could ever be mere debris if you reach down and lift it, if you speak its savory name precisely in the oracular household of the unfurling world. The flowers returned first--fireweed, queen's cup lilies, bluebells, and meadow rue buttercups. then they performed similar analyses for four species of Thalictrum, commonly called meadow rue, and Isopyrum, or false rue anemone, and a few other members of the buttercup family, of which the columbine is a member. |
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