Thalictrum cultratum Wallich, Pl. Asiat. Rar. 2: 26. 1831; Hook. f. & Thomson in Fl. Brit. India 1: 11. 1872.

Herbs, perennial, glabrous; stems erect, branched, up to 1 m high. Leaves 2-pinnate, sheathing and auricled at base; leaflets obovate-cuneate, bluntly toothed, ca 1 cm across, glandular hairy. Flowers in lax panicles, ca 2 cm across, greenish white. Sepals elliptic, 4 - 6 x 1.5 - 2 mm, greenish, tinged purple. Stamens many; anthers with long point. Achenes shortly stipitate, obliquely obovate, broader near apex, 4 - 6 x 2 - 5 mm, prominently 3-ribbed on both faces, compressed, glabrous or glandular pubescent; beak straight or hooked.

Fl. & Fr. July - Sept.

Distrib. India: Himalayas, 2400 - 3600 m. Jammu & Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh and Sikkim.

Bhutan, Nepal and China.