Clematis occidentalis var. dissecta

(C. L. Hitchcock) J. S. Pringle

Brittonia 23: 371. 1971.

Endemic
Basionym: Clematis columbiana var. dissecta C.L. Hitchcock
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Stems short and tufted or, if viny, up to 0.5 (-1.5) m and trailing. Leaves: leaflets lobed or unlobed, 1.5-6.5 (-9) cm, margins crenate-serrate; terminal leaflet, at least, usually deeply lobed, or sometimes ternate. Flowers: sepals moderately divergent, reddish violet or less often violet-blue, lanceovate, 2.5-4.5 (-6) cm, margins not fluted, tips acute to acuminate.


Phenology: Flowering spring.
Habitat: Cliffs and other rocky sites in open woods and thickets
Elevation: 700-1900 m

Discussion

Clematis occidentalis var. dissecta occurs only in the Wenatchee and adjacent ranges of the Cascade Mountains.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.