NameThatPlant.net: Clematis occidentalis var. occidentalis

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Ranunculales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Clematis occidentalis var. occidentalis FAMILY Ranunculaceae Go to FSUS key

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SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Clematis occidentalis var. occidentalis FAMILY Ranunculaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 076-10-009x:

Clematis verticillaris FAMILY Ranunculaceae

COMMON NAME:
Mountain Clematis, Purple Clematis

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Clematis occidentalis var. occidentalis FAMILY Ranunculaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Clematis occidentalis var. occidentalis FAMILY Ranunculaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 076-10-009x:
Clematis verticillaris FAMILY Ranunculaceae

3209

Herbaceous vine
Perennial

Habitat: Rocky slopes over mafic rocks (greenstone, amphibolite), known positively in NC only from amphibolite peaks in Ashe County, per Weakley's Flora

Native to North Carolina

Rare

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LEAVES:
Odd-pinnately compound: 3 leaflets
Opposite
Leaves have petioles.

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Dull blue-violet
Radially symmetrical
4 petaloid sepals
Petals absent
Numerous stamens
Superior ovary

Flowers solitary in leaf axils

FRUIT:
Brownish
Aggregate of achenes

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