[The Buttercup Family in Mt. Adams Country]

Western Meadowrue, Western Meadow Rue

Thalictrum occidentale

Synonyms: Thalictrum occidentale var. macounii, Thalictrum occidentale var. occidentale, Thalictrum occidentale var. palousense

Male Flower of Western Meadowrue, Western Meadow Rue: Thalictrum occidentale (Synonyms: Thalictrum occidentale var. macounii, Thalictrum occidentale var. occidentale, Thalictrum occidentale var. palousense)

The photo above shows a close-up of the male flower of western meadowrue with its cluster of dangling stamens. Photographed at meadows immediately to the north of Hellroaring Creek adjacent to the Island Springs Trail #66 on Yakama Nation lands at the southeastern corner of Mt. Adams.......July 17, 2005.

Leaf of Western Meadowrue, Western Meadow Rue: Thalictrum occidentale (Synonyms: Thalictrum occidentale var. macounii, Thalictrum occidentale var. occidentale, Thalictrum occidentale var. palousense) - Female flowers of Western Meadowrue, Western Meadow Rue: Thalictrum occidentale (Synonyms: Thalictrum occidentale var. macounii, Thalictrum occidentale var. occidentale, Thalictrum occidentale var. palousense)

An example of a leaf and an inflorescence of female flowers of western meadowrue as seen at MP 31 along the Columbia Gorge Highway to the west of Multnomah Falls...............April 20, 2006.
Paul Slichter