Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
Genus species | Clematis albicoma Wherry |
Bibliography | J. Washington Acad. Sci. 21: 198 (1931) |
Native Range | West Virginia to Virginia |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 300-800m |
Description | leaves simple, lanceolate to ovate, thin, glabrous to sparsely lanate, flowers terminal, solitary, narrow, sepals oblong-lanceolate, 14-30mm, thin, tomentose, obtuse |
Size | 20-40cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 13-18°C half ripe cuttings in early summer |
Synonyms | Coriflora albicoma (Wherry) W.A.Weber Viorna albicoma (Wherry) Moldenke |
Territory | 7 Northern America 75 Northeastern U.S.A. (WVA West Virginia) 78 Southeastern U.S.A. (VRG Virginia) |