Biology:Thalictrum delavayi

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Thalictrum delavayi
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Ranunculaceae
Genus: Thalictrum
Species:
T. delavayi
Binomial name
Thalictrum delavayi
Franch.
Synonyms[1]

Thalictrum delavayi, Chinese meadow-rue,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae native to China. Growing to 1.2 m (4 ft) tall by 60 cm (24 in) wide, it is a herbaceous perennial with leaves divided into many small leaflets, and panicles of lilac flowers with green or white stamens in summer.[3][4]

The specific epithet delavayi honours the 19th century French explorer and botanist Père Jean Marie Delavay.

The cultivar 'Ankum' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[5]

References

  1. "Thalictrum delavayi Franch.". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:714372-1. 
  2. "Thalictrum delavayi". Royal Horticultural Society. https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/18077/Thalictrum-delavayi/Details. 
  3. RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. pp. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965. 
  4. "Thalictrum delavayi". UBC Botanical Garden and Centre for Plant Research. https://botanyphoto.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/2009/08/thalictrum_delavayi/. 
  5. "Thalictrum delavayi 'Ankum'". RHS. https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/226656/Thalictrum-delavayi-Ankum/Details. 

Wikidata ☰ Q3281110 entry