In a swampy area. I have an earlier post for a bigger, taller variety of rue. This one is small and low growing. Apparently rare in this region. (I got lost on this hike too! and saw a deer bound by that the dogs didn’t see, but when we got near where it passed, they smelled it and were in the grips of their DNA, desperate to chase!)
Mountain Meadow Rue, Cliff Meadow Rue, Lady Rue (Thalictrum clavatum)