Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Ranunculales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Clematis catesbyana
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
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Learn more about Coastal Virgin's Bower from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Clematis catesbyana
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Clematis catesbyana
INCLUDED WITHIN (MISAPPLIED) VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 076-10-008:
Clematis ligusticifolia FAMILY Ranunculaceae
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Clematis catesbyana
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Clematis micrantha
COMMON NAME:
Coastal Virgin's Bower, Satin-curls, Climbing Clematis
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JK Marlow jkm170818_0358
August Jackson County NC
Big Ridge Preserve
Often a high-climbing vine, but sprawling when no tall trees are available, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).
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JK Marlow jkm170818_647
August Jackson County NC
Big Ridge Preserve
Leaves have 5-7 leaflets (rarely 3).
COMPARE
leaves of Clematis species
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Clematis catesbyana
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Clematis catesbyana
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Clematis catesbyana
INCLUDED WITHIN (MISAPPLIED)
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 076-10-008:
Clematis ligusticifolia
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Clematis catesbyana
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Clematis micrantha
336
Woody vine
Perennial
Habitat: dunes and interdune swales with abundant shell hash, calcareous woodlands, thickets, and glades, calcareous hammocks, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Uncommon in SC, rare in GA & NC
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Pinnately compound: (3)5-7 leaflets
Opposite
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
White
Radially symmetrical
4 petaloid sepals
Petals absent
Numerous stamens
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Brownish
Aggregate of achenes
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p515
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005) p057
- Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance) p05
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p104
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