Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Ranunculales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Clematis socialis
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Only five populations of this rare plant are known to exist. Read more on Jim Fowler's blog.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Clematis socialis
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Clematis socialis
COMMON NAME:
Alabama Leatherflower
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_clematis_socialis_119
July
The only clump-forming member of the Viorna group, thus "socialis", per The genus Clematis in Georgia (Ware, 2009).
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_clematis_socialis_130
July
Sepal margins slightly expanded, crispate, with tips spreading to recurved, per The genus Clematis in Georgia (Ware, 2009).
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_clematis_socialis_2
October
Leaflets linear-lanceolate, averaging ca. 10× as long as wide, per Weakley's Flora (2022).
COMPARE
leaves of Clematis species
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Clematis socialis
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Clematis socialis
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Clematis socialis
3640
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Wet calcareous flatwoods, per Weakley's Flora
Native to Georgia
Click here to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
LEAVES:
Simple, or pinnately compound
Opposite
FLOWER:
Spring
Blue-violet (uniformly)
Radially symmetrical
4 petaloid sepals, calyx narrowly urceolate
Petals absent
Numerous stamens
Superior ovary
Flowers solitary, terminal
FRUIT:
Brownish
Aggregate of achenes
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!