Scientific name: Thalictrum alpinum L.
Common name: Alpine Meadow-rue
Description
Habit: A hairless, delicate perennial, to 15 cm high.
Stems: Erect, thin, unbranched.
Leaves: Mostly basally arranged, 2-pinnate; leaflets small, rounded, shallowly toothed, terminal leaflet about 5 mm long.
Flowers: Actinomorphic, hermaphrodite; inflorescence erect with flowers drooping or spreading, well spaced out; perianth with 1 whorl of 4 pale yellow sepals, petal-like and free; petals absent; stamens numerous, indefinite and free, much longer than sepals; ovary superior.
Fruits: A cluster of achenes.
Habitat: Cliffs, ledges and rocky outcrops on mountains.Distribution: Rare.
Native status: Native
Of conservation interest: Yes