Thalictrum clavatum

Thalictrum clavatum DC., also known by its common name “Mountain Meadow Rue” or “Lady Rue,^[1]” is a slender perennial forb of the Ranunculaceae (buttercup) family native to the South and Central Appalachian regions of the United States, namely the states of Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee and parts of North Carolina and West Virginia^[2]. The plant species is commonly found within seepages, moist forests, spray cliffs at waterfalls, and brookbanks at elevations of 500 meters in mountainous areas^[2]. It is distinctive due to its light green roughly 1.5 feet tall shape and loose pinnacle of white flowers that bloom within the months of May to July^[3].

Thalictrum clavatum
Conservation status
Apparently Secure  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Ranunculales
Family:	Ranunculaceae
Genus:	Thalictrum
Species:	T. clavatum
Binomial name
Thalictrum clavatum DC.

Description

Thalictrum clavatum is a herbaceous plant with alternate, pinnately compound leaves, on hollow, green stems found in moist woods, cliffs, seepage slopes, and mountain streams of the southeast United States. The flowers are white up to 8 mm. diameter, borne in May, June, and July.^[4]