Thalictrum delavayi
Thalictrum delavayi, Chinese meadow-rue,[1] 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.[2][3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Ranunculaceae |
| Genus: | Thalictrum |
| Species: | T. delavayi |
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The specific epithet delavayi honours the 19th century French explorer and botanist Père Jean Marie Delavay.
The species[1] and the double-flowered cultivar 'Hewitt's Double'[4] have both gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
foliage
flowers
’Hewitt’s Double’
References
- "RHS Plant Selector - Thalictrum delavayi". Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
- "Thalictrum delavayi". UBC Botanical Garden and Centre for Plant Research. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
- "RHS Plant Selector - Thalictrum delavayi 'Hewitt's Double'". Retrieved 5 June 2013.
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