torrey’s meadow rue

Thalictrum polycarpum

Member of meadow-rues (genus Thalictrum)
buttercup family (family Ranunculaceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
other colors in flowering plants

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• leaf tips may be further divided beyond the traditional 3 lobes [source]
• distal leaves abaxially generally glabrous
• fruit body compressed only at the margins, generally 1-ribbed, with several wavy veins
• more common in the bay area

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Chris’s observations: 9 (4 are research grade)

Locations:

• Sweeney Ridge National Recreation Area: 3
• Waterdog Lake & Open Space: 2
• Edgewood Park & Natural Preserve
• Garrapata SP
• Purisima Creek Redwoods OSP
• Windy Hill OSP

Months:

• Feb.: 2
• Mar.: 2
• Apr.: 2
• May: 1
• Jun.: 1
• Jul.: 1

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Not all sites agree about the scientific name:

• Thalictrum polycarpum → iNaturalist – FNA
• Thalictrum fendleri var. polycarpum → Calflora – CalPhotos – Jepson eFlora

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora