Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Ranunculales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Clematis vitalba
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Check out EDDMapS.org to see where this has been reported.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Clematis vitalba
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Clematis vitalba
COMMON NAME:
Traveler’s Joy, Old Man's Beard
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Clematis vitalba
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Clematis vitalba
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Clematis vitalba
4183
Herbaceous vine
Perennial
Non-native: east Asia
Documented growing wild in - - -
Look for it in disturbed areas, where it can be persistent after cultivation, 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.
This plant may be causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:
LEAVES:
Pinnately compound: 5 leaflets
Opposite
FLOWER:
Summer
White to cream
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
4 petaloid sepals
Petals absent
Numerous stamens
Superior ovary
Flowers in axillary clusters
FRUIT:
Summer
Aggregate of achenes
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control p226
- New Invaders of the Northeast and Northcentral US p027