Clematis viorna L.

Vasevine (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Ranunculales > Ranunculaceae > Clematis

Characteristics

Stems viny, to 4 m, without cobwebby pubescence, nearly glabrous, or moderately pilose-pubescent proximal to nodes. Leaf blade mostly 1-pinnate, some simple; leaflets usually 4-8 plus additional tendril-like terminal leaflet, lanceolate to ovate, unlobed or 2-3-lobed, or most proximal 3-foliolate, 2-12 × 1-5(-6) cm, thin, not conspicuously reticulate; surfaces abaxially sparsely to densely pilose, not glaucous. Inflorescences axillary, 1-7-flowered; bracts well above base of peduncle/pedicel. Flowers broadly urn-shaped to bell-shaped; sepals pale lavender to reddish purple, grading to cream-yellow toward tip, ovate-lanceolate, 1.5-3 cm, margins not expanded, very thick, not crispate, tomentose, tips acuminate, recurved, abaxially sparsely to densely pubescent. Achenes: bodies silky-pubescent; beak 2.5-6 cm, plumose. 2 n = 16.
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Stem climbing, generally somewhat hairy at least at the nodes; principal lvs with 2–4 pairs of lfls, some of the lfls often trifoliolate; lfls lanceolate to ovate, entire or 2–3-lobed, thin, not prominently veined, generally hairy beneath and at the rachis-joints, not glaucous; cal urceolate; sep ovate or lance-ovate, 1.5–2.5 cm, caudate-acuminate, thinly hairy on the back, densely tomentose at the margins; style at anthesis hirsute, at maturity 3–5 cm, densely plumose throughout; 2n=16. Moist woods and thickets; Pa. to Ill. and Mo., s. to Ga. and Miss. (C. gattingeri; Viorna viorna; V. flaccida, a more hairy form)
Life form perennial
Growth form vine
Growth support climber
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Mature height (meter) 3.0 - 4.0
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Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity 3-5
Soil texture 3-4
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Hardiness (USDA) 5-8

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Panacea (root), Cancer (unspecified)
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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 30 - 270
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 23
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Minimum temperature (C°) -23
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Images

Flower

Clematis viorna flower picture by gene jones (cc-by-sa)
Clematis viorna flower picture by Natures Guy (cc-by-sa)
Clematis viorna flower picture by Heidi (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Clematis viorna fruit picture by Barbara Evans (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Clematis viorna world distribution map, present in Canada and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30010174-2
WFO ID wfo-0000610894
COL ID VYHW
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Viorna viorna Viorna ridgwayi Viorna urnigera Clematis beadlei Clematis flaccida Coriflora gattingeri Coriflora viorna Viorna gattingeri Viorna beadlei Viorna flaccida Clematis texensis var. parviflora Clematis viorna var. flaccida Clematis viorna var. flavida Clematis viorna var. membranacea Clematis viorna var. obtusifoliola Clematis viorna var. parviflora Clematis viorna var. segreziensis Clematis gattingeri Clematis viorna var. viorna Clematis viorna