Thalictrum foetidumL.

WFO wfo-0000454083 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC BY

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Thalictrum foetidum, photographed by Nina Filippova
fig. a Nina Filippova, CC BY 4.0 / 2022-05-12 / obs. 197047891
Thalictrum foetidum, photographed by Aleksei Baushev
fig. b Aleksei Baushev, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 158441092
Thalictrum foetidum, photographed by Pavel Kacl
fig. c Pavel Kacl, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 146362377
Thalictrum foetidum, photographed by Nina Filippova
fig. d Nina Filippova, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 130526520
Thalictrum foetidum, photographed by Юрий Данилевский (Yuriy Danilevsky)
fig. e Юрий Данилевский (Yuriy Danilevsky), CC BY 4.0 / obs. 108796052
Thalictrum foetidum, photographed by Alexander Dubynin
fig. f Alexander Dubynin, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 105112874
Thalictrum foetidum, photographed by Alexander Dubynin
fig. g Alexander Dubynin, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 105110995
Thalictrum foetidum, photographed by Alexander Dubynin
fig. h Alexander Dubynin, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 77939890

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Native range 47 botanical countries

Regions where Thalictrum foetidum is native: Afghanistan, Altay, Amur, Buryatiya, China North-Central, China South-Central, Chita, Inner Mongolia, Iran, Irkutsk, Japan, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Kirgizstan, Krasnoyarsk, Kuril Is., Magadan, Mongolia, North Caucasus, Primorye, Qinghai, Tadzhikistan, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Türkiye, Tuva, West Siberia, Xinjiang, Yakutiya, East Himalaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, West Himalaya, Austria, Bulgaria, Czechia-Slovakia, East European Russia, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, NW. Balkan Pen., Romania, Spain, Switzerland, Ukraine AfghanistanAltayAmurBuryatiyaChina North-CentralChina South-CentralChitaInner MongoliaIranIrkutskJapanKazakhstanKhabarovskKirgizstanKrasnoyarskMagadanMongoliaNorth CaucasusPrimoryeQinghaiTadzhikistanTibetTranscaucasusTürkiyeTuvaWest SiberiaXinjiangYakutiyaEast HimalayaMyanmarNepalPakistanWest HimalayaAustriaBulgariaCzechia-SlovakiaEast European RussiaFranceGreeceHungaryItalyNW. Balkan Pen.RomaniaSpainSwitzerlandUkraine
Native distribution of Thalictrum foetidum, after Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where the plant is from, not everywhere it now grows.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Afghanistan AFG ASIA-TEMPERATE
Altay ALT
Amur AMU
Buryatiya BRY
China North-Central CHN
China South-Central CHC
Chita CTA
Inner Mongolia CHI
Iran IRN
Irkutsk IRK
Japan JAP
Kazakhstan KAZ
Khabarovsk KHA
Kirgizstan KGZ
Krasnoyarsk KRA
Kuril Is. KUR
Magadan MAG
Mongolia MON
North Caucasus NCS
Primorye PRM
Qinghai CHQ
Tadzhikistan TZK
Tibet CHT
Transcaucasus TCS
Türkiye TUR
Tuva TVA
West Siberia WSB
Xinjiang CHX
Yakutiya YAK
Austria AUT EUROPE
Bulgaria BUL
Czechia-Slovakia CZE
East European Russia RUE
France FRA
Greece GRC
Hungary HUN
Italy ITA
NW. Balkan Pen. YUG
Romania ROM
Spain SPA
Switzerland SWI
Ukraine UKR
East Himalaya EHM ASIA-TROPICAL
Myanmar MYA
Nepal NEP
Pakistan PAK
West Himalaya WHM

Not drawn on the map: Kuril Is.. We hold no public-domain boundary for this region, so it is listed rather than guessed at.

Region boundaries approximated from Natural Earth (public domain) and mapped to TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD) level-3 botanical countries (Brummitt 2001). Indicative, not the official WGSRPD geometry.

Also published as 8 synonyms

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

  • Thalictrum alpestre Gaudin
  • Thalictrum brachycarpum Timb.-Lagr.
  • Thalictrum foetidum var. foetidum
  • Thalictrum gracile C.A.Mey.
  • Thalictrum minus var. foetidum (L.) Hook.f. & Thomson
  • Thalictrum minus var. glandulosum Koch
  • Thalictrum styloideum L.f.
  • Thalictrum vaginatum Royle

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  3. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country, and life form. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.

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