Thalictrum pubescens Pursh

RHS Plant Profile

tall meadow rue

Other common names

muskrat weed, musquash weed, quicksilver weed, rattlesnake bite, shining grass

Thalictrum polygamum

Family: Ranunculaceae
Native to GB/Ireland: No
Genus: Thalictrum can be rhizomatous or tuberous perennials with ternately or pinnately divided, often attractive foliage, and panicles or racemes of small flowers with showy stamens and sometimes large colourful petal-like sepals
Name Status: Correct