Clematis versicolor

Small ex Rydberg

in N. L. Britton, Man. Fl. N. States, 421. 1901.

Common names: Pale clematis
Endemic
Synonyms: Viorna versicolor (Small ex Rydberg) Small
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 3.

Stems viny, to 5 m, glabrous or sparsely pubescent. Leaf blade 1-pinnate; leaflets 8-10 plus additional tendril-like terminal leaflet, elliptic to ovate, usually unlobed, occasionally 2-3-lobed, 2-8 × 1.5-6.5 cm, leathery, abaxially and adaxially prominently reticulate; surfaces abaxially glabrous and glaucous. Inflorescences axillary, 1-7-flowered. Flowers broadly urn-shaped; sepals abaxially pale lavender to reddish purple, grading to pale green toward tip, narrowly ovate, 1.5-3 cm, margins not expanded, thick, not crispate, tomentose, tips acute, slightly spreading, glabrous. Achenes: bodies appressed-pubescent; beak (3-)5-6 cm, plumose. 2n = 16.


Phenology: Flowering spring–summer (Jun–Aug).
Habitat: Calcareous outcrops, sandy soils, dry woods and thickets, barrens, and roadsides
Elevation: 30-100 m

Distribution

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Ala., Ark., Ky., Mo., Okla., Tenn., Tex.

Discussion

Selected References

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Lower Taxa

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... more about "Clematis versicolor"
James S. Pringle +
Small ex Rydberg +
Undefined subg. Viorna +
Pale clematis +
Ala. +, Ark. +, Ky. +, Mo. +, Okla. +, Tenn. +  and Tex. +
30-100 m +
Calcareous outcrops, sandy soils, dry woods and thickets, barrens, and roadsides +
Flowering spring–summer (Jun–Aug). +
in N. L. Britton, Man. Fl. N. States, +
Viorna versicolor +
Clematis versicolor +
Clematis subg. Viorna +
species +