CLEMATIS 



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long, 1.5-3 cm. wide, petioles 2-3 cm. long; flowers axillary, purple, 5-7 

 cm. broad when expanded; sepals 3-4.5 cm. long, thin and prominently 

 veined, silky hairy along the margin, petals spatulate, 1.2-1.8 cm. long, 

 persistent, styles persistent, becoming plumose and 5-6 cm. long in fruit : 

 v e r t i c i 1 1 a r i s, in a whirl, possibly in allusion to the climbing habit. 



Infrequent in rocky woods in the eastern part of the state from the 

 northern boundary to the southern. Distributed from eastern Quebec to 

 Hudson's Bay and Lake Winnepeg, south to Del., W. Va., Mich., and 

 Minn. 



Flowers in May and June, fruits in July and August. 



Clematis virginiana 



Clematis paniculata 



Clematis virginiana L i n n e 1753 Virginia Virgin's Bower 



A long vine, climbing freely over shrubs, fences, etc. ; stems furrowed ; 

 leaves opposite, trifoliate, petioles straight and deflexed, or bent and 

 acting as tendrils, leaflets ovate, rounded or cordate at the base, acute 

 or acuminate at the apex, coarsely toothed or sometimes slightly 3-lobed, 

 bright green and glabrous above, paler and sometimes slightly pubescent 

 beneath, 4-9 cm. long, 2-6 cm. broad; flowers in leafy panicles, white, 

 15-20 mm. broad; styles persistent, forming long, whitish, feathery plumes 

 to the achenes, 4-5 cm. long: virginiana, Virginian. 



In woods, on river banks etc., occurring throughout the state, com- 

 mon eastward. Distributed from Nova Scotia to Manitoba, south tc 

 Ga. and Kan. 



Flowers in June and July, fruits in Aug. and Sept. 



