Clematis viticella L.

Italian leather flower (en), Clématite fausse-vigne (fr), Clématite bleue (fr), Clématite petite vigne (fr), Clématite fausse vigne (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Ranunculales > Ranunculaceae > Clematis

Characteristics

Vines 2-4(-6) m. Leaf blade: leaflets 3-7, proximal leaflets sometimes 3-foliolate, lanceolate to broadly ovate or elliptic, unlobed or 1-3-lobed, 1.5-7 cm, somewhat leathery, margins entire. Flowers: sepals 4, blue to violet or rose-violet, 1.5-4 cm, length ca. 1.2-2 times width, abaxially pubescent; stamens green; beak glabrous.
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A Eurasian climber with blue to purple or rosy fls 3–5 cm wide, lacking staminodes, and with a glabrous style, occasionally escaped from cult.
A herb.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support climber
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread anemochory
Mature width (meter) 1.0 - 1.25
Mature height (meter) 2.25 - 4.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a temperate or Mediterranean climate plant.
Light 5-8
Soil humidity 3-6
Soil texture 2-6
Soil acidity 6-9
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-8

Usage

Uses environmental use gene source medicinal ornamental
Edible -
Therapeutic use Cancer (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings.
Mode cuttings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 270
Germination temperacture (C°) 19 - 22
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -23
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Clematis viticella habit picture by Martin Bishop (cc-by-sa)
Clematis viticella habit picture by Stefano Bonello (cc-by-sa)
Clematis viticella habit picture by Dieter Albrecht (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Clematis viticella leaf picture by Денис Золотых (cc-by-sa)
Clematis viticella leaf picture by crizzl (cc-by-sa)
Clematis viticella leaf picture by crizzl (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Clematis viticella flower picture by Louis Prot (cc-by-sa)
Clematis viticella flower picture by Harald Kraus (cc-by-sa)
Clematis viticella flower picture by Diane Doppler (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Clematis viticella fruit picture by Dieter Albrecht (cc-by-sa)
Clematis viticella fruit picture by Dorothea Treichel-Linnenweber (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

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

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:710196-1
WFO ID wfo-0000610944
COL ID VYJ6
BDTFX ID 18240
INPN ID 91887
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Clematis viticella f. gigantiflora Viticella deltoidea Anemone viticella Clematis lugubris Clematis pulchella Clematis viticella var. leiostylis Clematis viticella subsp. sibthorpii Clematis baccata Clematis viticella