Common meadow rue
Thalictrum flavum
An informal survey of the plant and animal life living in or visiting the grounds of Pointfield, Kelso since 2015
Wild flowers
Upright rather fragile-looking plant, reaching 30 cm in height, with pinnate leaves bearing 5-8 pairs of leaflets branching off; leaflets smooth with central vein and on lower branches leaflets with one or two rounded teeth; hairless. Flowers in stalked panicles, crowded; with 5 green petals and long projecting stamens.
Amongst the shrubs near the front gate.