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dropwort

An erect perennial (Filipendula vulgaris), growing to 80 cm/30 in, native to Europe, W Asia, and N Africa; roots tuberous; leaves pinnate, with pairs of small leaflets lying between 8–20 pairs of large leaflets; flowers 6-petalled, sepals reflexed, cream tinged with purple, forming an irregular terminal mass; carpels straight. (Family; Rosaceae.)

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Filipendula
Species: F.
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