Thalictrum delavayi

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]

Thalictrum delavayi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Ranunculaceae
Genus: Thalictrum
Species:
T. delavayi
Binomial name
Thalictrum delavayi
Synonyms[1]
List
    • Thalictrum dipterocarpum Franch.
    • Thalictrum duclouxii H.Lév.
    • Thalictrum grandisepalum H.Lév.

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]

  • ’Hewitt’s Double’
    ’Hewitt’s Double’

References
  1. "Thalictrum delavayi Franch". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  2. "Thalictrum delavayi". www.rhs.org. Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  3. RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
  4. "Thalictrum delavayi". UBC Botanical Garden and Centre for Plant Research. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
  5. "Thalictrum delavayi 'Ankum'". RHS. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
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