Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Ranunculales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Clematis terniflora
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Clematis terniflora
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Clematis terniflora
INCLUDING & INCLUDED WITHIN (MISAPPLIED) VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 076-10-006:
Clematis dioscoreifolia FAMILY Ranunculaceae
(?) Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Clematis paniculata
COMMON NAME:
Sweet Autumn Clematis, Yam-leaved Clematis, Sweet Autumn Virgin's Bower, Japanese Virgin's-bower
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JK Marlow jkm200411_3740
April Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
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JK Marlow jkm0308i_01
August Alamance County NC
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Keith Bradley kab_c_terniflora_1555
August Lexington County SC
Three Rivers Greenway
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Roxanna Martin rlm81610_6
August Spartanburg County SC
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Roxanna Martin rlm81910_148
August Spartanburg County SC
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_c_terniflora_13
August
Both this & C. virginiana have 4 white oval spreading sepals about 1/2" long, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
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JK Marlow jkm100903_596
September Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
Flowers numerous, in compound cymose-paniculate inflorescences, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow s060901_a
September Greenville County SC
Roadside
With 3 to 5 entire leaflets, the terminal one long-stalked, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
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JK Marlow jkm0511a_37
November Haywood County NC
Corneille Bryan Native Garden
Fruit a cluster of achenes with long curved feather-like tails (styles), per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance).
COMPARE
fruits that are an aggregate of achenes
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JK Marlow jkm101120_266
November Greenville County SC
Lake Conestee Nature Park
Similar to C. virginiana but with 3-5 thickened entire leaflets, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance).
COMPARE
leaves of Clematis species
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Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org bug_5447370
Month Unknown
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Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org bug_5447400
Month Unknown
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Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org bug_5447405
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Clematis terniflora
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Clematis terniflora
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Clematis terniflora
INCLUDING & INCLUDED WITHIN (MISAPPLIED)
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 076-10-006:
Clematis dioscoreifolia
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
(?)
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Clematis paniculata
338
Woody vine
Perennial
Habitat: Disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: east Asia (Japan, China, Korea)
Common in NC Piedmont, rare in GA Mountains (uncommon elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
This plant is causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:
- Alabama Invasive Plant Council, 2012
- Georgia Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2006
- Kentucky Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2013
- SC Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2014
- Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2009
LEAVES:
Pinnately compound: 3-5 leaflets
Opposite
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
White
Radially symmetrical
4 petaloid sepals
Petals absent
Numerous stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual
Flowers in axillary clusters
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Brownish
Aggregate of achenes
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p515
- Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control (Kaufman & Kaufman, 2007) p224
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p304
- Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005) p036
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005) p057
- Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance) p05
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p104
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998) p045
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