2548.000 Thalictrum L.

Description of the genus

Herbs. Leaves spirally arranged, compound with sheathing bases. Inflorescence a terminal panicle. Flowers bisexual, or some male only, actinomorphic. Perianth segments 3-5, imbricate in bud, green or petaloid. Petals 0. Stamens often with conspicuous anthers. Carpels 1-numerous, 1-ovulate. Achenes with stigma persistent, forming a long beak (in ours).

Worldwide: 330 species in northern temperate zones, New Guinea, tropical America and tropical and South Africa

Zimbabwe: 1 taxon.

Thalictrum rhynchocarpum

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rhynchocarpum Quart.-Dill. & A. Rich.C,EDescription, Image

Other sources of information about Thalictrum:

Our websites:

Flora of Caprivi: cultivated Thalictrum
Flora of Malawi: Thalictrum
Flora of Mozambique: Thalictrum
Flora of Zambia: Thalictrum

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Thalictrum
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Thalictrum
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Thalictrum
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Thalictrum
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iNaturalist: Thalictrum
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Thalictrum
JSTOR Plant Science: Thalictrum
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Thalictrum
Plants of the World Online: Thalictrum
Tropicos: Thalictrum
Wikipedia: Thalictrum

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Zimbabwe: Genus page: Thalictrum.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=583, retrieved 16 April 2024

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