Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
Genus species | Clematis fremontii S.Watson |
Bibliography | Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 10: 339 (1875) |
Native Range | nc. & se. USA |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | stony grassland |
Altitude | 100-700m |
Description | leaves simple, ovate-elliptic to ovate, coriaceous, reticulate, flowers terminal, solitary, urceolate, sepals lanceolate, 2-4cm, tomentose, apically revolute |
Size | 15-40cm |
Color | pale purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 13-18°C half ripe cuttings in early summer |
Synonyms | Clematis fremontii var. riehlii R.O.Erickson Clematis integrifolia ssp. fremontii (S.Watson) Kuntze Clematis ochroleuca var. fremontii (S.Watson) James Coriflora fremontii (S.Watson) W.A.Weber Viorna fremontii (S.Watson) A.Heller |
Territory | 7 Northern America 74 North-Central U.S.A. (KAN Kansas, MSO Missouri, NEB Nebraska) 78 Southeastern U.S.A. (ARK Arkansas, GEO Georgia, TEN Tennessee) |
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