Clematis hirsutissima Pursh

Hairy clematis (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Ranunculales > Ranunculaceae > Clematis

Characteristics

Stems erect, not viny, 1.5-6.5 dm, hirsute (sometimes sparsely so in var. hirsutissima ) or densely short, soft-pubescent to nearly glabrous. Leaf blade 2-3-pinnate; leaflets often deeply 2-several-lobed, if lobed than lateral lobes usually small and distinctly narrower than central portion, leaflets or lobes linear to lanceolate, 1-6 × 0.05-1.5 cm, thin, not prominently reticulate; surfaces sparsely to densely silky-hirsute, not glaucous. Inflorescences terminal, flowers solitary. Flowers broadly cylindric to urn-shaped; sepals very dark violet-blue or rarely pink or white, oblong-lanceolate, 2.5-4.5 cm, margins narrowly expanded distally, 0.5-2 mm wide, thin, distally ± crisped, tomentose, tips obtuse to acute, slightly spreading, abaxially usually densely hirsute, occasionally moderately so. Achenes: bodies densely long-pubescent; beak 4-9 cm, plumose.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.6
Mature height (meter) 0.6
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 1.4
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Moist open areas of plains, hills and woods; at elevations up to 2,500 metres.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 2-5
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-8

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Analgesic (leaf), Veterinary Aid (root), Analgesic (root), Respiratory Aid (root), Witchcraft Medicine (root), Itch (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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

Images

Flower

Clematis hirsutissima flower picture by Edward Camp (cc-by-sa)
Clematis hirsutissima flower picture by Mara Lorch (cc-by-sa)
Clematis hirsutissima flower picture by Tiffany Brandt (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Clematis hirsutissima world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60363-2
WFO ID wfo-0000610075
COL ID VY3Y
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Clematis arizonica Clematis hirsutissima Anemone hirsutissima Clematis bakeri Clematis douglasii Clematis jonesii Clematis wyethii Coriflora hirsutissima Pulsatilla hirsutissima Viorna hirsutissima Viorna arizonica Viorna bakeri Viorna eriophora Viorna jonesii Viorna wyethii Viorna douglasii Clematis eriophora Pulsatilla patens subsp. hirsutissima Anemone patens var. hirsutissima Clematis bigelovii var. arizonica Clematis douglasii var. erectisepala Clematis douglasii subsp. jonesii Clematis douglasii var. rosea Clematis douglasii subsp. wyethii Clematis hirsutissima var. arizonica Clematis scottii var. eriophora Clematis douglasii f. brevisepala Clematis douglasii f. pulsatilloides Clematis douglasii var. jonesii Clematis douglasii var. wyethii

Lower taxons

Clematis hirsutissima var. scottii