Dropwort (Filipendula vulgaris)
Description
This article is about the plant in the Rosaceae family. For the plants in the Apiacae family, see Water dropwort. Filipendula vulgaris, commonly known as dropwort or fern-leaf dropwort, is a perennial herb of the family Rosaceae closely related to Meadowsweet. It is found in dry pastures across much of Europe and central and northern Asia mostly on lime. The genus name comes from Latin filum ("thread") and pendulus ("hanging") in reference to the root tubers that hang from the roots in some species. Specific epithet means common.[clarification needed] The common English name "dropwort" comes from the tubers that hang like drops from the root.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum: Magnoliophyta
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Rosales
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Family: Rosaceae
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Genus: Filipendula
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