Thalictrum minus is a perennial herb in the family Ranunculaceae

Ranunculaceae

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 that is native to Europe

Europe

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, Northwest Africa

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, Yemen

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, Ethiopia

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, South Africa

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, Southwest Asia, and Siberia

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. It grows on sand dunes, shingle, coastal rocks or calcareous grassland, cliffs and rocky gullies at up to 1600 to 3000 m (5,249.3 to 9,842.5 ft) elevation at southern latitudes. It grows to 30 cm (0.984251968503937 ft) tall with erect stems and 1 cm (0.393700787401575 in) leaves that are highly subdivided, 3-4 ternate to pinnate.