Thalictrum minus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ranunculales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Ordo: Ranunculales

Name

Thalictrum minus L., Sp. Pl. 1: 546 (1753).

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Thalictrum montanum Wallr., Sched. Crit.: 255 (1822), nom. superfl.
- Thalictrum montanum var. roridum Wallr., Sched. Crit.: 255 (1822), nom. superfl.
- Thalictrum minus var. roridum Roth, Enum. Pl. Phaen. Germ. 1(2): 593 (1827), nom. inval.
- Thalictrum minus subsp. pruinosum Gaudin, Fl. Helv. 3: 505 (1828), nom. inval.
- Thalictrum controversum subsp. montanum K.F.Schimp. & Spenn. in F.C.L.Spenner, Fl. Friburg. 3: 993 (1829), nom. superfl.
- Thalictrum minus var. pruinosum (Gaudin) Moritzi, Pfl. Schweiz: 297 (1832), nom. inval.
- Thalictrum minus var. jacquinii Regel, Uebers. Thalictrum: 5 (1861), nom. inval.
- Thalictrum minus subsp. montanum (Wallr.) Rouy & Foucaud, Fl. France 1: 21 (1893).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
- Regional: Northern Europe
  - Denmark, Finland, Great Britain, Ireland, Norway, Sweden.
- Regional: Middle Europe
  - Austria, Belgium, Czechia-Slovakia, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland.
- Regional: Southwestern Europe
  - Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain.
- Regional: Southeastern Europe
  - Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Romania, Sicilia, Northwest Balkan Peninsula.
- Regional: Eastern Europe
  - Baltic States, Krym, Central European Russia, East European Russia, North European Russia, South European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Ukraine.
Continental: Africa
- Regional: Northern Africa
  - Algeria, Morocco.
- Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa
  - Ethiopia.
- Regional: Southern Africa
  - Cape Provinces, Lesotho, Free State, Northern Provinces.
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Siberia
  - Altay, Buryatiya, Chita, Irkutsk, Krasnoyarsk, Tuva, West Siberia.
- Regional: Russian Far East
  - Amur, Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, Kuril Islands, Magadan, Primorye, Sakhalin.
- Regional: Middle Asia
  - Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Turkmenistan, Tadzhikistan, Uzbekistan.
- Regional: Caucasus
  - North Caucasus, Transcaucasus.
- Regional: Western Asia
  - Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Türkiye.
- Regional: Arabian Peninsula
  - Yemen.
- Regional: China
  - China South-Central, Inner Mongolia, Manchuria, China North-Central, Qinghai, China Southeast, Xinjiang.
- Regional: Mongolia
  - Mongolia.
- Regional: Eastern Asia
  - Japan, Korea, Nansei-shoto.
Continental: Asia-Tropical
- Regional: Indian Subcontinent
  - Pakistan, West Himalaya.
Continental: Northern America
- Regional: Subarctic America
  - Aleutian Islands, Alaska.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 546. Reference page.

Links

Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Thalictrum minus in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Aug 14.Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Thalictrum minus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Oct. 4. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Thalictrum minus. Accessed: 14 Aug 2023.Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2023. Thalictrum minus. Published online. Accessed: 14 Aug 2023. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2023. Thalictrum minus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 Aug 2023. Reference page.

Vernacular names

azərbaycanca: Kiçik qaraqaytaran
čeština: žluťucha menší
Deutsch: Kleine Wiesenraute
English: Lesser Meadow-rue
suomi: Pikkuängelmä
hornjoserbsce: Mały žiwotnik
latviešu: Mazais saulkrēsliņš
Nederlands: Kleine Ruit
polski: Rutewka mniejsza
русский: Василистник малый
Türkçe: Küçük çayırsedefi