Fendler's meadow-rue facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Fendler's meadow-rue |
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Thalictrum
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fendleri
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Thalictrum fendleri is a cool flowering plant often called Fendler's meadow-rue. It belongs to the buttercup family. This plant was named after a person named Augustus Fendler.
You can find Fendler's meadow-rue growing naturally across western North America. This includes many parts of the western United States and northern Mexico. It's a very common plant and can live in many different places. You might see it in open sunny spots or in shady areas within forests and woodlands.
This plant is pollinated by the wind. This means the wind carries its pollen from one flower to another.
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What Does Fendler's Meadow-Rue Look Like?
Fendler's meadow-rue is a plant that lives for many years. It grows straight up, reaching about 1 to 2 meters (3 to 6.5 feet) tall. Its stems are smooth and can be green or purple.
Leaves
The leaves of this plant have many small parts. These parts are often divided into a few or many segments. They can have different shapes, but often have three lobes. The leaves grow on long, thin stalks called petioles. The leaf parts can be smooth or a little bit fuzzy. They also have tiny glands.
Flowers
The flowers grow in a tall, upright or arching cluster. This cluster is called a panicle. Most of the time, Thalictrum fendleri has separate male and female plants. This means male flowers grow on one plant and female flowers grow on another. However, sometimes you might find plants with both male and female parts.
Male Flowers
The male flower has a bell-shaped part called a calyx. This calyx is made of four sepals. These sepals can be greenish-white or purple. As they get older, they might turn white. Many long, yellow or purple stamens hang down from the calyx. The stamens have large tips called anthers, which hold the pollen.
Female Flowers
The female flower has a group of small, undeveloped fruits. These fruits have thin, light to bright pink tips called styles. As the fruits grow, the styles dry up and become hard, black stubs. One group of female flowers can have up to 20 fruits.
Different Kinds of Fendler's Meadow-Rue
There are three main types, or subspecies, of Thalictrum fendleri. They are:
- Thalictrum fendleri var. fendleri: You can find this type in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming.
- Thalictrum fendleri var. wrighti: This type grows in Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas.
- Thalictrum fendleri var. polycarpum: You can find this type in California, Nevada, Oregon, and Utah.
