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Clematis occidentalis var. grosseserrata (Rydb.) J.S.Pringle

Western blue virginsbower (en)

Variety

Angiosperms > Ranunculales > Ranunculaceae > Clematis > Clematis occidentalis

Characteristics

Stems ± viny, climbing or trailing, 0.25-2.5 m. Leaves: leaflets unlobed or occasionally 1-3-lobed, 2-11 cm, margins entire or less often shallowly crenate-serrate. Flowers: sepals often eventually wide-spreading, violet-blue to pale blue or rarely white, lance-ovate, 3-6 cm, margins often ± fluted, tips acuminate. 2 n = 16.
Life form perennial
Growth form vine
Growth support climber
Foliage retention evergreen
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Mature height (meter) 0.35 - 1.75
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Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity 3-5
Soil texture 3-4
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Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

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Distribution

Clematis occidentalis var. grosseserrata world distribution map, present in Canada and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60385-2
WFO ID wfo-0000610366
COL ID 5N5LN
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Synonyms

Atragene grosseserrata Clematis grosseserrata Atragene columbiana f. albescens Clematis columbiana var. dissecta Clematis occidentalis var. dissecta Clematis occidentalis var. grosseserrata Clematis occidentalis subsp. grosseserrata Clematis occidentalis subsp. dissecta
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