Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Ranunculales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (10/20/20):
Clematis viticaulis
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Clematis viticaulis
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
-
Coriflora viticaulis
COMMON NAME:
Millboro Leatherflower
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (10/20/20):
Clematis viticaulis
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Clematis viticaulis
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
-
Coriflora viticaulis
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
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
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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