UW Burke Herbarium species comparison

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Clematis terniflora

Clematis ligusticifolia

western clematis
Habit Strong, woody, dioecious climbing vine to 20 m. long.
Leaves

Leaves pinnately compound with 5-7 narrowly to broadly ovate-cordate leaflets 3-6 cm. long, coarsely few-toothed or lobed.
Flowers

Flowers in several-flowered bracteate panicles;

sepals 4, creamy white, narrowly oblong-lanceolate, 6-15 mm. long;

petals none; staminate flowers without vestigial pistils; pistillate flowers with numerous, sterile stamens.
Fruits

Achenes hairy;

styles persistent, 2.5-5 cm. long.

Clematis terniflora

Clematis ligusticifolia
Flowering time June-September
Habitat River valleys and sagebrush desert to ponderosa pine forests.
Distribution
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Chiefly east of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia south to California, east to Oklahoma and the Dakotas.
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Origin Native
Conservation status Not of concern
Sibling taxa
C. hirsutissima, C. ligusticifolia, C. occidentalis, C. orientalis, C. vitalba
C. hirsutissima, C. occidentalis, C. orientalis, C. vitalba
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