meadow rue
noun
: any of a genus (Thalictrum) of widely distributed perennial herbs of the buttercup family growing in typically damp areas
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Trap plants outside the garden — meadow rue works great — are a good idea.
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Jeff Lowenfels | Alaska Gardening and Growing, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Mar. 2023
Toward the end of July, the goldfinches alight on the tall stalks of purple and yellow meadow rue, setting off ripples of movement.
—Nancy Hass Ngoc Minh Ngo, New York Times, 23 Sep. 2022
Similarly, meadow rue, Thalictrum aquilegiifolium, had absolutely no aphids on them.
—Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 7 July 2022
Today, the meadows enfolding the encampments have been returned to milkweed, goldenrod, and meadow rue.
—Richard Brady, National Review, 31 Aug. 2019
In the layers deposited before European arrival, the lake sediments held pollen reminiscent of an open landscape, dotted with amaranth, meadow rue, grasses, and cultivated maize fields.
—Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 17 July 2018
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Jeff Lowenfels | Alaska Gardening and Growing, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Mar. 2023
Toward the end of July, the goldfinches alight on the tall stalks of purple and yellow meadow rue, setting off ripples of movement.
—Nancy Hass Ngoc Minh Ngo, New York Times, 23 Sep. 2022
Similarly, meadow rue, Thalictrum aquilegiifolium, had absolutely no aphids on them.
—Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 7 July 2022
Today, the meadows enfolding the encampments have been returned to milkweed, goldenrod, and meadow rue.
—Richard Brady, National Review, 31 Aug. 2019
In the layers deposited before European arrival, the lake sediments held pollen reminiscent of an open landscape, dotted with amaranth, meadow rue, grasses, and cultivated maize fields.
—Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 17 July 2018
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