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Clematis columbiana (Columbian virgin's-bower; rock clematis)

Synonyms:

Infraspecies

Clematis columbiana var. tenuiloba (Rock clematis)

Attributes

Allergen Potential [1]  Medium-Low
Flower Type [2]  Hermaphrodite
Hazards [2]  Although no reports of toxicity have been seen for this species, some if not all members of this genus are mildly poisonous. The toxic principle is dissipated by heat or by drying;
Leaf Type [2]  Deciduous
Lifespan [3]  Perennial
Pollinators [2]  Bees, Flies
Structure [2]  Vine
Usage [2]  The seed floss makes an excellent tinder for starting fires, a spark from a flint will quickly ignite it; The seed floss can be used as an insulation in shoes etc; An infusion of the leaves alone, or the leaves and stems, has been used as a hair wash to prevent gray hair;
Height [2]  9.84 feet (3 m)
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Protected Areas

Predators

Horisme intestinata (Brown Bark Carpet)[4]

External References

USDA Plant Profile

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000)
♦ 2Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
♦ 3USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
♦ 4HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0