Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Ranunculales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Clematis vitalba
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Check out EDDMapS.org to see where this has been reported.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Clematis vitalba
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Clematis vitalba
COMMON NAME:
Traveler’s Joy, Old Man's Beard
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Clematis vitalba
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Clematis vitalba
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Clematis vitalba
4183
Herbaceous vine
Perennial
Habitat: Disturbed areas, persistent after cultivation, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: east Asia
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
This plant may be causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:
LEAVES:
Pinnately compound: 5 leaflets
Opposite
FLOWER:
Summer
White to cream
Radially symmetrical
4 petaloid sepals
Petals absent
Numerous stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual
Flowers in axillary clusters
FRUIT:
Summer
Aggregate of achenes
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control (Kaufman & Kaufman, 2007) p226
- New Invaders of the Northeast and Northcentral US (Rawlins et al., 2018) p027
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