Wildflowers Found in Oregon
Western Meadowrue
Thalictrum occidentale -
Locally common, late spring-early summer, perennial, 12-40 in. Erect, with male
and female flowers on separate plants. Mostly stem leaves, few basal. Leaves
blue-green, shiny, or with fine hairs with glands, divided 3 times; leaflets
3-4 pairs, very delicate, oval, lobed with coarse teeth. Flowers in loose
clusters at top, greenish white or purplish red; male flowers with 15-20
stamens hanging down. Grows in openings in forests, woodlands, along streams,
wet places, at low elevations. Native.
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