About Thalictrum sparsiflorum Turcz. ex Fisch. & C.A.Mey.
Thalictrum sparsiflorum Turcz. ex Fisch. & C.A.Mey. is a species of flowering plant in the buttercup family, commonly called fewflower meadow-rue. It is native to northwestern North America and parts of northeastern Asia, where it grows in moist habitats including streambanks and forest understories. This is a perennial herb that produces erect stems that reach a maximum height of around one meter. Its leaves have compound blades divided into a few or many segments, borne on long, slender petioles. The blades are usually finely hairy and glandular. The inflorescence is a leafy panicle of flowers. Unlike some other Thalictrum species that are dioecious, this species has bisexual flowers. Each flower has a calyx made up of five greenish sepals, and up to 20 light-colored dangling stamens tipped with large anthers. After flowering, the plant develops compressed, beaked fruits. Unlike some other Thalictrum species, this one is pollinated by insects rather than wind.
