UW Burke Herbarium species comparison

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Clematis terniflora

Clematis vitalba

evergreen clematis, old-man's beard, traveler's-joy
Habit Strong, woody, climbing vine to 20 m. long.
Leaves

Leaves pinnately compound with 5 narrowly to broadly ovate-cordate leaflets 3-6 cm. long, entire or shallowly 3-lobed.
Flowers

Flowers perfect, in several-flowered bracteate panicles;

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

petals none;

stamens and pistils numerous.
Fruits

Achenes hairy;

styles persistent, 2.5-5 cm. long.

Clematis terniflora

Clematis vitalba
Flowering time June-September
Habitat Forest edge, hillsides, parks, wastelots, and other disturbed sites.
Distribution
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Occurring chiefly west of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to Oregon, also in scattered locations in eastern North America.
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Origin Introduced; native to Europe and Africa
Conservation status Not of concern
Sibling taxa
C. hirsutissima, C. ligusticifolia, C. occidentalis, C. orientalis, C. vitalba
C. hirsutissima, C. ligusticifolia, C. occidentalis, C. orientalis
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