NC Native Plant Society:
Plant Details
Thalictrum cooleyi
Cooley's Meadowrue, Savanna Meadowrue.
Scientific Name: |
Thalictrum cooleyi |
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Genus: |
Thalictrum |
Species Epithet: |
cooleyi |
Common Name: |
Cooley's Meadowrue, Savanna Meadowrue. |
Plant Type |
Herb/Wildflower |
Life Cycle |
Perennial |
Plant Family |
Ranunculaceae (Buttercup Family) |
Native/Alien: |
NC Native |
Size: |
0-1 ft., 1-3 ft., 3-6 ft. |
Bloom Color(s): |
White, Yellow, Brown |
Light: |
Sun - 6 or more hours of sun per day |
Soil Moisture: |
Moist |
Bloom Time: |
June, July |
Growing Area: |
Coastal Plain |
Habitat Description: |
Ecotones between calcareous savannas and adjacent swamp forests, shallowly underlain by coquina limestone (“marl”), generally within a few meters of both Taxodium ascendens and Liriodendron tulipifera. The species is endemic to two small areas, centered around Maple Hill (Pender and Onslow counties, NC) and Old Dock (Columbus and Brunswick counties, NC). Rare in NC Coastal Plain. |
Leaf Arrangement: |
Opposite |
Leaf Retention: |
Deciduous |
Leaf Type: |
Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like |
Leaf Form: |
Compound |
Life Cycle: |
Perennial |
Wildlife Value: |
Has some wildlife value |
Landscape Value: |
Suitable for home landscapes |
State Rank: |
S1: Critically imperiled (*Key) |
Global Rank: |
G1 - Critically imperiled (*Key) |
State Status: |
E: Endangered (*Key) |
Federal Status: |
E - Endangered (*Key) |
© Chuck Carmack |
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© Chuck Carmack |
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Links: |
USDA PLANTS Database Record |
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