North Carolina Wildflowers

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Ranunculaceae > Thalictrum (Meadow-rue)

Rue Anemone (Thalictrum thalictroides) Rue Anemone (Thalictrum thalictroides)
Graham Co., NC
28 Apr 2006
Rue Anemone (Thalictrum thalictroides) Rue Anemone (Thalictrum thalictroides)
Durham Co., NC 2 Apr 2006

Found throughout the NC mountains and piedmont in rich woods, this species is often referred to as Anemonella thalictroides.

Rue Anemone (Thalictrum thalictroides) Rue Anemone (Thalictrum thalictroides)
Orange Co., NC 6 Apr 2007

Cooley's Meadowrue, Savanna Meadowrue (Thalictrum cooleyi) Cooley's Meadowrue, Savanna Meadowrue (Thalictrum cooleyi)
Planted specimen in Duke Gardens, Durham Co., NC
30 May 2013

This southeastern endemic and rare species is only known in North Carolina from a few of populations in the lower coastal plain.

Cooley's Meadowrue, Savanna Meadowrue (Thalictrum cooleyi) Cooley's Meadowrue, Savanna Meadowrue (Thalictrum cooleyi)
Planted specimen in Duke Gardens, Durham Co., NC
30 May 2013

Close-up of the small flowers.

Cooley's Meadowrue, Savanna Meadowrue (Thalictrum cooleyi) Cooley's Meadowrue, Savanna Meadowrue (Thalictrum cooleyi)
Planted specimen in Duke Gardens, Durham Co., NC
30 May 2013

Cooley's Meadowrue, Savanna Meadowrue (Thalictrum cooleyi) Cooley's Meadowrue, Savanna Meadowrue (Thalictrum cooleyi)
Planted specimen in Duke Gardens, Durham Co., NC
30 May 2013

Fairly bushy in stature, this individual was nearly 2m tall.


Appalachian Meadowrue, Maid of the Mist, Thick-leaved Meadowrue (Thalictrum coriaceum) Appalachian Meadowrue, Maid of the Mist, Thick-leaved Meadowrue (Thalictrum coriaceum)
Clay Co., NC
20 May 2007

I've keyed these photos to this species, but I'm not 100% positive. Feedback welcome.

Appalachian Meadowrue, Maid of the Mist, Thick-leaved Meadowrue (Thalictrum coriaceum) Appalachian Meadowrue, Maid of the Mist, Thick-leaved Meadowrue (Thalictrum coriaceum)
Clay Co., NC
20 May 2007

Thalictrum coriaceum is endemic to the south-central Appalachians and is uncommon in the NC mountains.

Appalachian Meadowrue, Maid of the Mist, Thick-leaved Meadowrue (Thalictrum coriaceum) Appalachian Meadowrue, Maid of the Mist, Thick-leaved Meadowrue (Thalictrum coriaceum)
Clay Co., NC
20 May 2007

Appalachian Meadowrue, Maid of the Mist, Thick-leaved Meadowrue (Thalictrum coriaceum) Appalachian Meadowrue, Maid of the Mist, Thick-leaved Meadowrue (Thalictrum coriaceum)
Clay Co., NC
20 May 2007

Appalachian Meadowrue, Maid of the Mist, Thick-leaved Meadowrue (Thalictrum coriaceum) Appalachian Meadowrue, Maid of the Mist, Thick-leaved Meadowrue (Thalictrum coriaceum)
Clay Co., NC
20 May 2007

Appalachian Meadowrue, Maid of the Mist, Thick-leaved Meadowrue (Thalictrum coriaceum) Appalachian Meadowrue, Maid of the Mist, Thick-leaved Meadowrue (Thalictrum coriaceum)
Clay Co., NC
20 May 2007

Appalachian Meadowrue, Maid of the Mist, Thick-leaved Meadowrue (Thalictrum coriaceum) Appalachian Meadowrue, Maid of the Mist, Thick-leaved Meadowrue (Thalictrum coriaceum)
Clay Co., NC
20 May 2007


Early Meadowrue (Thalictrum dioicum) Early Meadowrue (Thalictrum dioicum)
Clay Co., NC
19 May 2007

Common in the NC mountains, less common further east.

Early Meadowrue (Thalictrum dioicum) Early Meadowrue (Thalictrum dioicum)
Clay Co., NC
19 May 2007

Early Meadowrue (Thalictrum dioicum) Early Meadowrue (Thalictrum dioicum)
Clay Co., NC
19 May 2007

Early Meadowrue (Thalictrum dioicum) Early Meadowrue (Thalictrum dioicum)
Clay Co., NC
19 May 2007


tall meadow-rue (Thalictrum sp.) Unidentified Thalictrum from a field/bog edge in Alleghany Co., NC
1 July 2006
tall meadow-rue (Thalictrum sp.) Unidentified Thalictrum from a field/bog edge in Alleghany Co., NC
1 July 2006
tall meadow-rue (Thalictrum sp.) Unidentified Thalictrum from a field/bog edge in Alleghany Co., NC
1 July 2006

Annotated habitat and distribution information listed above is from Radford, Ahles, & Bell. 1968. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. UNC Press; and from personal observations and discussions with Will Cook, Harry LeGrand, and Bob Wilbur. Common names from personal experience and supplemented by the following resources USDA plants website, Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia, and NatureServe.


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