Clematis texensis |
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crimson clematis, scarlet clematis, scarlet leather flower, Texas clematis |
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Stems | viny, to 3 m, glabrous or sometimes ± hirsute near nodes. |
Leaf | blade 1-pinnate; leaflets 6-10 plus additional tendril-like terminal leaflet, ovate to nearly round, unlobed, 2-3-lobed, or most proximal occasionally 3-foliolate, 1-9 × 1-6 cm, leathery, ± prominently reticulate adaxially; surfaces abaxially usually glabrous, occasionally sparsely pubescent, glaucous. |
Inflorescences | axillary, 1-7-flowered. |
Flowers | ovoid to urn-shaped; sepals rose-red to scarlet abaxially and at tip adaxially, ovate-lanceolate, 1.5-3 cm, margins not expanded, thick, not crispate, tomentose, tips acute to acuminate, recurved, abaxially glabrous. |
Achenes | bodies appressed-pubescent; beak 4-7 cm, plumose. |
2n | = 16. |
Clematis texensis |
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Phenology | Flowering spring–summer (Mar–Jun). |
Habitat | Woodlands, calcareous cliffs, and stream banks |
Elevation | 80-700 m (300-2300 ft) |
Distribution |
TX
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Discussion | Although widely cultivated because it is the only species of Clematis with truly red flowers, C.texensis is native only to the southeastern part of the Edwards Plateau, Texas. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 3. |
Parent taxa | Ranunculaceae > Clematis > subg. Viorna |
Sibling taxa | |
Synonyms | Viorna coccinea |
Name authority | Buckley: Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 13: 448. (1862) |
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