Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Ranunculales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (10/20/20):
Clematis albicoma
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Clematis albicoma
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Clematis albicoma
SYNONYMOUS WITH
New names and combinations, principally in the Rocky Mountain flora (Weber, 1995)
Coriflora albicoma
COMMON NAME:
White-haired Leatherflower
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (10/20/20):
Clematis albicoma
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Clematis albicoma
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Clematis albicoma
SYNONYMOUS WITH
New names and combinations, principally in the Rocky Mountain flora (Weber, 1995)
Coriflora albicoma
3211
Forb
Perennial
Native: north of the Carolinas
Uncommon, endemic to VA-WV
Habitat: Shale barrens, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Bluish, purplish
(yellowish toward sepal tips)
Radially symmetrical
4 petaloid sepals, calyx narrowly urceolate
Petals absent
Numerous stamens
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Aggregate of achenes
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