Alpine Meadow Rue

Thalictrum alpinum L. - Buttercup family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 12 inches

Plant Type: Forb/herb

Features

Flower Color: Yellow, Purple

Bloom Time: Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Larval Host (Butterfly)

Larval Species depending on Alpine Meadow Rue: Clossiana eunomia

Native Range

  • USA:  Alaska, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Wyoming
  • CAN:  British Columbia, Newfoundland, Newfoundland, Northwest Territorie, Québec, Yukon
  • DEN:  Greenland
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N), GL (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.