Early Meadow-rue

Early Meadow-rue

Early Meadow-rue Thalictrum dioicum blooms early in the spring in eastern North America. The greenish-brown flowers and leaves have a distinctive drooping appearance. The flowers have no petals but have four or five sepals, and stamens that hang down and give the flowers much of their colour. Male and female flowers are borne on separate plants (dioecious). This plant grows in moist woods of eastern North America. [CH] {GW}