Thalictrum occidentale is in bloom at Mt. Pisgah Arboretum, along with Camas and Trillium albidum and at least 2 species of Delphinium and Ranunculus.
I photographed these male flowers with dangling anthers, but looked everywhere for the female plants and didn't find them.
A quick internet search revealed no important uses of this plant. The foliage is lovely, lacy, and similar to other members of the buttercup family, and it seems that it would make a nice groundcover.
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