Clematis viticaulis E.S.Steele

  • Authority

    Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.

  • Family

    Ranunculaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Clematis viticaulis E.S.Steele

  • Description

    Species Description - Much like C. ochroleuca; stem less hairy; branches usually overtopping the central axis; lvs dark green, glabrous or nearly so beneath, smaller, mostly 4–7.5 × 2–4.5 cm; mature peduncles 1–5 cm, shorter than the subtending lvs; sep only sparsely hairy outside; mature styles 2–3(–3.5) cm; 2n=16. Shale barrens in Bath and Rockbridge cos., Va. Apr.–June.