Thalictrum flavum L.

Common meadow-rue (en), Pigamon jaune (fr), Pigamon noircissant (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Ranunculales > Ranunculaceae > Thalictrum

Characteristics

Plants ca. 1.5 m tall, glabrous. Cauline leaves petiolate; leaf blade of proximal ones 3-pinnate, ca. 30 cm; leaflet blade cuneate-obovate or narrowly obovate, 4--7 × 2.5--5.5 cm, base rounded or obtuse, apex 3-toothed or 3-lobed. Distal cauline leaf blade 9--15 cm; leaflets cuneate or cuneate-obovate, ca. 4 × 1.8 cm, base cuneate or obtuse, apex 3-toothed or 3-lobed. Inflorescence paniculate, ca. 25 cm, many flowered. Bracts narrowly linear or subulate, ca. 2.5 mm. Pedicel slender, 5--10 mm. Sepals 4, deciduous, narrowly ovate, ca. 4 mm. Stamens ca. 8 mm; filament filiform; anther linear, ca. 2.5 mm, apex inconspicuously mucronate. Carpels ca. 10; stigma triangular winged. Achenes slightly compressed. Fl. Jul.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination
Spread barochory
Mature width (meter) 0.55 - 0.75
Mature height (meter) 1.25 - 1.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 4-7
Soil humidity 4-7
Soil texture 1-2
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-8

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Diuretic (unspecified), Poison (unspecified), Laxative (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 15 - 25
Germination temperacture (C°) 15 - 18
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -23
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Thalictrum flavum habit picture by Giovanni Vannacci (cc-by-sa)
Thalictrum flavum habit picture by somadhy (cc-by-sa)
Thalictrum flavum habit picture by Filip Arndt (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Thalictrum flavum leaf picture by Dieter Bausenwein (cc-by-sa)
Thalictrum flavum leaf picture by Marjan Luteijn (cc-by-sa)
Thalictrum flavum leaf picture by dirk bakker (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Thalictrum flavum flower picture by Dieter Bausenwein (cc-by-sa)
Thalictrum flavum flower picture by Merlijn (cc-by-sa)
Thalictrum flavum flower picture by Nora Rapp (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Thalictrum flavum fruit picture by Dieter Bausenwein (cc-by-sa)
Thalictrum flavum fruit picture by Max Haidvogl (cc-by-sa)
Thalictrum flavum fruit picture by claire Felloni (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Thalictrum flavum world distribution map, present in Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Switzerland, China, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Spain, Estonia, Finland, France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Georgia, Croatia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Montenegro, Norway, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Ukraine, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:302852-2
WFO ID wfo-0000454062
COL ID 7BTKQ
BDTFX ID 67533
INPN ID 126124
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Thalictrum flaccidum Thalictrum udum Thalictrum princeps Thalictrum glomerulosum Thalictrum riparium Thalictrum friesii Thalictrum angustatum Thalictrum anonymum Thalictrum capitatum Thalictrum sphaerocarpum Thalictrum rufinerve Thalictrum heterophyllum Thalictrum prorepens Thalictrum exaltatum Thalictrum rugosum Thalictrum pauperculatum Thalictrum commutatum Thalictrum controversum Thalictrum wallrothianum Thalictrum belgicum Thalictrum purpurascens var. rugosum Thalictrum flavum var. euskarum Thalictrum flavum