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Waxy meadow rue
(Thalictrum revolutum)

aka skunk meadow rue. Flowering later than T. dioicum, this uncommon species stands to ten feet tall. Leaves are compound, with three-lobed leaflets, these more elongate than those of T. dioicum. Plants contain both male and female flowers. Flowers lack petals, but male flowers bear conspicuous white stamens.
Stamens dangle, which separates this plant from T. pubescens. Leaves bear small glandular hairs underneath. MC (Ranunculaceae)
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