Early Meadow Rue Thalictrum dioicum is also called Quicksilver Weed. The small flowers will open into fuzzy clusters. The foliage is a pleasing blue-green color. This specimen is coming up among other plants hiding beneath the young trees. Early Meadow Rue often likes moist partly shaded areas, so this one will thrive in the position it has chosen near the pond.
I believe that plants actually move to where
they can optimally survive. If a seed
falls in suitable habitat for the plant to thrive and reproduce, then it
does so. If the seed falls in a
less-than-perfect place, then it withers. This way, plants move from generation to generation, even as the climate changes.
