Leafy Meadow-Rue ( Thalictrum foliolosum) flowering in Mussoorie Himalaya, during monsoon

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Once upon a time, the newborn infant was placed upon a pillow filled with Meadow-Rue to ensure a prosperous life. Thalictrum means “to flourish,” and it does, with elegant foamlike sprays that resemble Baby’s Breath, and rounded, finely cut, compound foliage. Leaves are broader than long, deeply rounded lobed, lobes with rounded teeth. Flowers yellowish white, tinged with pink, in lax branched clusters at the end of branches. It is used in several eye disorders. This footage is part of the professionally-shot broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest collection of HD imagery from South Asia. The collection comprises of 150, 000+ hours of high quality broadcast imagery, mostly shot on HDCAM / SR 1080i High Definition, Alexa, SR, XDCAM and 4K. Write to us fo