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Photographer: Stephen L. Solheim
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Family Rosaceae
Filipendula ulmaria (L.) Maxim. subsp. ulmaria
queen-of-the-meadow
Filipendula: Latin filum for "thread" and pendulus for "hanging," referring to small tubers strung together by fibrous roots of one species
ulmaria: elm-like
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| Status: | Introduced - rarely escaped; potentially invasive |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 3'-7' tall forb |
| Flower: | white, 5-parted, 1/8"-1/3" wide, circle of 5-15 pistils; inflorescence a branched, dense cluster (panicle) of stalked flowers; blooms June-Aug. |
| Fruit: | dry, smooth seed spiraling about half a turn |
| Leaf: | once pinnately-divided, side leaflets doubly- toothed; end leaflet round in outline to 2"-6" wide, deeply cut into 3-5 parts |
| (Glossary) |
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