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3210
Forb
Perennial
Native: north of the Carolinas
Documented growing wild in - - -
Rare, endemic to VA
Look for it in shale barrens and shaly woodlands, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Bluish, pale violet
Radially symmetrical
4 petaloid sepals, calyx urceolate
Petals absent
Numerous stamens
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Brownish
Aggregate of achenes
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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Ranunculales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Clematis viticaulis
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Clematis viticaulis
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
COMMON NAME:
Millboro Leatherflower
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