Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Ranunculales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Clematis fremontii
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Clematis fremontii
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Clematis fremontii
SYNONYMOUS WITH New names and combinations, principally in the Rocky Mountain flora (Weber, 1995)
Coriflora fremontii
(?) -
Viorna fremontii
COMMON NAME:
Fremont's Leatherflower
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_vifr_001_lvd
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_c_fremontii
April
The edges of the sepals can be very hairy, but the surface is glabrous, per The genus Clematis in Georgia (Ware, 2009).
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_c_fremontii_11
May
Flowers can be pale yellow but are usually purple, per The genus Clematis in Georgia (Ware, 2009).
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_c_fremontii_33
May
Resembling C. ochroleuca but generally slightly larger w larger thicker lvs, per The genus Clematis in Georgia (Ware, 2009).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Clematis fremontii
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Clematis fremontii
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Clematis fremontii
SYNONYMOUS WITH
New names and combinations, principally in the Rocky Mountain flora (Weber, 1995)
Coriflora fremontii
(?)
-
Viorna fremontii
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Forb
Perennial
Habitat: calcareous flatwoods and limestone or dolomite glades, per Weakley's Flora
Native to Georgia
Rare
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LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite, appearing alternate
FLOWER:
Spring
Bluish, pale blue-violet to purple, or pale yellow
(pale green toward tips)
Radially symmetrical
4 petaloid sepals, calyx narrowly urceolate
Petals absent
Numerous stamens
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Aggregate of achenes
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