Flower ID: IMG_5364.JPG-05-12-2023 Flower name (scientific): Thalictrum thalictroides (Linnaeus) A. J. Eames & B. Boivin PY: 1957. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) tha-LIK-trum thal-ik-TROY-deez Flower name (common): Rue Anemone Family name (common): Buttercup Family name (scientific): Ranunculaceae Scientific name origin: Genus: A Greek name thaliktron used by Dioscorides for a plant with divided leaves and whose identity is not known. Used by Pliny to denote a meadow rue. Specific epithet: Resembling Thalictrum. Common name origin: Both parts of the name derive from ancient Greek. Anemone meaning daughter of the wind. Possibly an allusion to the movment of the flowers in the slightest wind. Flower description: Size: 0.3 to 1.3 inches (0.8 to 3.3 cm) Petal count: 0 (5 to 10 petal-like sepals) Color: pink or white Other: flower arrangement, Cluster-umbel Plant description: Size: 4 to 8 inches (10 to 20 cm) Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is basal and opposite, type is compound Size: Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, 2×-ternately compound, leaflet, ovate or obovate to nearly rotund (FNA), or broadly oblong (IL) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common Bloom time (typical): April to May Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial Habitat: Woodlands, forests, thickets, streambanks, roadsides, shade or part shade, dry to moist. Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): Most similar is Enemion biternatum (False Rue Anemone). Thalictrum thalictroides can be distinguished by the following: it usually has 6 to 9 petaloid sepals (can be 5 to 10), flowers white or pinkish colored, and leaves with minor rounded lobes, whereas Enemion biternatum has usually 5 petaloid sepals, white flowers, and leaflets with major lobes. Ethnobotany: No recorded uses by tribes from Wisconsin. The Cherokee used the plant to treat diarrhea and vomiting (Moerman, p. 555, 1998). Latitude: 44.726347 Longitude: -91.910688 Altitude: 299.50 Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Barron, Brown, Buffalo, Burnett, Chippewa, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Forest, Grant, Green, Iowa, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, La Crosse, Lafayette, Marquette, Milwaukee, Monroe, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Portage, Racine, Richland, Rock, Sauk, Shawano, Sheboygan, Trempealeau, Vernon, Walworth, Washington, Waukesha, Waupaca) Click here for distribution map In US: (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV) Click here for distribution map In Canada: (ON) Click here for distribution map References: Synonym(s): Basionym: Homotypic Synonym(s): Heterotypic Synonym(s): Autonym: na Wetland Status (NC): FACU Wetland Status (MW): FACU