Contains 7 accepted taxa overall.
Characteristics
Classification
Citation
CLEMATIS Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 543. 1753.
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TYPE: Clematis vitalba Linnaeus Lectotypified by Britton & A. Brown, Ill. Fl. N. U.S., ed. 2. 2: 121. 1913.
Species
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Herbarium Specimens | Status | Photos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clematis baldwinii | PINE-HYACINTH | Native FACW (NWPL) | ||
| Clematis catesbyana | SATINCURLS | Native FAC (NWPL) | ||
| Clematis crispa | SWAMP LEATHER-FLOWER | Native FACW (NWPL) | ||
| Clematis glaucophylla | WHITELEAF LEATHER-FLOWER | Native FAC (NWPL) | ||
| Clematis reticulata | NETLEAF LEATHER-FLOWER | Native | ||
| Clematis terniflora | SWEET AUTUMN VIRGINSBOWER | Not Native FACU (NWPL) Y | ||
| Clematis virginiana | VIRGINSBOWER | Native FAC (NWPL) |
Identification Key
1. Erect herb, the stems mostly <70 cm long; leaves simple, or the blade deeply dissected, rarely compound
1. Vine, the stems mostly >1 m long; leaves compound (simple foliaceous bracts subtending the inflorescence)
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2. Flowers pendent and solitary on a long pedicel (peduncle), these sometimes fascicled; calyx blue, pink, to reddish, campanulate
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2. Flowers erect to spreading in a panicle or cyme; calyx white, rotate
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3. Leaflets with prominent reticulate venation on both sides
3. Leaflets with reticulate venation obscure to visible, flat with the surface
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4. Leaflet underside not glaucous; sepals violet-blue, margins proximally thick and tomentose, distally broadly expanded, 2-6 mm wide, thin, crispate; achene beaks 2-3.5 cm, appressed puberulent
4. Leaflet underside glaucous; sepals red to purplish-red, margins not expanded, thick, not crispate; achene beaks 5-7 cm long, plumose
5. Leaflets entire, rarely cleft; flowers bisexual (some unisexual); pistils or achenes 5-10; anthers ca. 3 mm long
5. Leaflets lobed to coarsely toothed; flowers all unisexual; anthers 0.5-1 mm long
6. Leaves pinnately or bi-ternately compound; pistils or achenes 18-35
6. Leaves trifoliolate; pistils or achenes 40-70
Genus Synonyms
| Synonym | Full Citation | Basionym | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atragene | Atragene Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 542. 1753. | TYPE: Atragene alpina Linnaeus Lectotypified by Britton & A. Brown, Ill. Fl. N. U.S., ed. 2. 2: 126. 1913. | |
| Cheiropsis | Cheiropsis (de Candolle) Berchtold & J. Presl, Prir. Rostlin 1(Ranunc.): 11. 1823. | BASIONYM: Clematis Linnaeus, sect. Cheiropsis de Candolle, Syst. Nat. 1: 133, 162. 1817. | TYPE: = Muralta Adanson 1763, nom. rej. |
| Clematitis | Clematitis Duhamel du Monceau, Traite Arbr. Arbust. 1: 171. 1755. | TYPE: = Clematis Linnaeus 1753. | |
| Coriflora | Coriflora W. A. Weber, Phytologia 51: 372. 1982; Phytologia 79: 66. 1996. | TYPE: Coriflora viorna (Linnaeus) W. A. Weber (Clematis viorna Linnaeus) | |
| Meclatis | Meclatis Spach, Hist. Nat. Vég. 7: 279. 1839. | TYPE: Non designatus. | |
| Muralta | Muralta Adanson, Fam. Pl. 2: 460, 580, nom. rej. vs. Muraltia de Candolle 1824. | TYPE: Clematis cirrhosa Linnaeus | |
| Sieboldia | Sieboldia Hoffmannsegg ex Schlechtendal, Linnaea 16(Litt. Ber.): 281. 1841. | TYPE: Non designatus. | |
| Viorna | Viorna (Persoon) Reichenbach, Handb. Nat. Pfl.-Syst. 277. 1837. | BASIONYM: Anemone Linnaeus, sect. Viorna Persoon, Syn. Pl. 2: 98. 1806. | TYPE: = Muralta Adanson 1763, nom. rej. |
| Viticella | Viticella Moench, Methodus 296. 1794, non Mitchell 1769. | TYPE: Viticella deltoidea Moench (Clematis viticella Linnaeus) |