Thalictrum falconeri Lecoyer in Bull. Soc. Bot. Belge 24: 192. 1885.

Herbs, up to 80 cm high. Leaves 3- to 5-pinnate; petioles sheathing at base, stipellate; leaflets ovate, somewhat cordate or rounded at base, 3-dentate at apex, up to 2 cm long. flowers small, greenish, polygamous or plants monoecious; pedicels 3 - 10 cm long. Perianth segments 4, not differentiated into sepals and petals. Stamens 10 - 15; filaments filiform; anthers blunt. Achenes sessile, ovate, with a short beak.

Fl. & Fr. Not known.

Distrib. India: Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Sikkim and Meghalaya.

Notes. This species is considered by some authors to be not specifically distinct from T. foliolosum DC. No material is available in Indian herbaria.