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Widely distributed genus of perennial herbs meadow rue
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thalictrum
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n. (context botany English) Any plant of the genus ''Thalictrum''; meadowrue.
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Thalictrum is a genus of 120-200 species of herbaceous perennial flowering plants in the Ranunculaceae (buttercup) family native mostly to temperate regions. Meadow-rue is a common name for plants in this genus. Thalictrum is a taxonomically difficult genus ...
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The Isopyrums are very nearly related to the thalictrums or rues, and this one greatly resembles the maidenhair-like section, one of which it is often taken for.
There is, however, an important botanical difference between the two genera: the thalictrums have no calyx, and the Isopyrums have.