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Clematis alpina (L.) Mill.

Alpine clematis (en), Clématite des alpes (fr), Atragène des Alpes (fr), Clématite des Alpes (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Ranunculales > Ranunculaceae > Clematis

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous shrub. It grows 1.5-2.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support climber
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread anemochory
Mature width (meter) 1.0 - 1.5
Mature height (meter) 1.5 - 2.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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AprMayJun
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months
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AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Rocky woodland, both deciduous and coniferous, woodland edges, mountain scrub, open slopes occasionally on cliffs; at elevations from 400-2,900 metres.
Light 5-9
Soil humidity 3-6
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 4-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-8

Usage

Uses environmental use medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Poison (unspecified)
Human toxicity toxic (whole)
Animal toxicity toxic (whole)

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 270
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 23
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -32
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Clematis alpina habit picture by Béatrice Parent (cc-by-sa)
Clematis alpina habit picture by Yoan MARTIN (cc-by-sa)
Clematis alpina habit picture by Yoan MARTIN (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Clematis alpina leaf picture by Jean-Philippe Michot (cc-by-sa)
Clematis alpina leaf picture by Greif Stefan (cc-by-sa)
Clematis alpina leaf picture by Jean-Philippe Michot (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Clematis alpina flower picture by jean-michel lopez (cc-by-sa)
Clematis alpina flower picture by Jean-Philippe Michot (cc-by-sa)
Clematis alpina flower picture by Greif Stefan (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Clematis alpina fruit picture by Yoan MARTIN (cc-by-sa)
Clematis alpina fruit picture by Jacques Zuber (cc-by-sa)
Clematis alpina fruit picture by Emanuele Santarelli (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Clematis alpina world distribution map, present in Austria, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Switzerland, Germany, Finland, France, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, Liechtenstein, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, and Slovenia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30129020-2
WFO ID wfo-0000609451
COL ID VXSH
BDTFX ID 75058
INPN ID 91853
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Clematis alpina Anemone atragene Atragene alpina Atragene wenderothii Clematis wenderothii Atragene austriaca Atragene clematides Clematis alpina subsp. wenderothii Clematis alpina var. kraettliana Clematis alpina var. lactea Clematis alpina var. pallida Clematis alpina var. subbiternata Clematis alpina var. bilateralis Clematis alpina var. unilaterali-cheiropsoides Clematis alpina var. unilaterali-ramosa Clematis alpina var. rhizomatosa Clematis alpina var. caespitosa Clematis alpina var. mesopetala Clematis alpina var. latisepala Clematis alpina var. angustisepala Clematis alpina var. parviflora Clematis alpina var. grandiflora Clematis alpina var. longicaudata Clematis alpina var. brevicaudata Clematis alpina var. albobarbata Clematis alpina var. fuscobarbata Clematis alpina var. triternata

Lower taxons

Clematis alpina var. fauriei Clematis alpina var. fusijamana Clematis alpina subsp. ochotensis Clematis alpina subsp. sibirica Clematis alpina var. iliensis Clematis alpina var. fauriei
WorldFloraDB 2024