OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

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

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Clematis species 8   FAMILY Ranunculaceae   Go to FSUS key



INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Clematis viorna   FAMILY Ranunculaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH in prep.

Clematis warei

INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Clematis viorna

INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America

Clematis viorna

 

COMMON NAME:
Ware's Leatherflower, Coosa Leatherflower


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image of Clematis species 8, Ware's Leatherflower, Coosa Leatherflower

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_c_sp_leatherflowerz

May        

Sepals usually a uniform maroon/burgundy, but sometimes slightly greenish near the tip –Richard Ware

image of Clematis species 8, Ware's Leatherflower, Coosa Leatherflower

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_clematis_sp_10

May        

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Clematis species 8   FAMILY Ranunculaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Clematis viorna   FAMILY Ranunculaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH in prep.
Clematis warei

INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Clematis viorna

INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America
Clematis viorna

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

4639

Herbaceous vine
Perennial

Native to Georgia

Uncommon in Piedmont (rare elsewhere)

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LEAVES:
Odd-pinnately compound: 3 leaflets (usually) (but sometimes simple & 3-lobed)
Opposite

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Sepal exterior dusky purple sepal interior the same color
Radially symmetrical
4 petaloid sepals, calyx broadly urceolate to campanulate
Petals absent
Numerous stamens
Superior ovary

Inflorescence cymose-paniculate (3-7-flowered)

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall?
Aggregate of achenes

 

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