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Clematis ligusticifolia (virgin'sbower; virgins bower; virginsbower; western white clematis)

Synonyms: Clematis neomexicana; Clematis suksdorfii

Wikipedia Abstract

Clematis ligusticifolia is a climbing, spreading vine with showy flowers. It is also known as Old-man's Beard and Yerba de Chiva, and Virgin's bower, (though Old-man's Beard may also refer to C. vitalba, and Virgin's bower may also refer to C. lasiantha). It is native to North America where it is widespread across the western United States in streamside thickets, wooded hillsides, and coniferous forests up to 4,000 feet.
View Wikipedia Record: Clematis ligusticifolia

Infraspecies

Clematis ligusticifolia var. angustifoliola
Clematis ligusticifolia var. brevifolia (Western white clematis)
Clematis ligusticifolia var. californica (California clematis)

Attributes

Allergen Potential [1]  Medium-Low
Screening - Summer [2]  Moderate
Screening - Winter [2]  Porous
Bloom Period [2]  Mid Summer
Drought Tolerance [2]  Medium
Fire Tolerance [2]  Medium
Flower Type [3]  Hermaphrodite
Frost Free Days [2]  4 months
Fruit/Seed Abundance [2]  Low
Fruit/Seed Begin [2]  Summer
Fruit/Seed End [2]  Fall
Growth Form [2]  Multiple Stem
Growth Period [2]  Spring, Summer
Growth Rate [2]  Moderate
Hazards [3]  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 [3]  Deciduous
Lifespan [2]  Perennial
Pollinators [3]  Bees, Flies
Propagation [2]  Bare Root, Container, Cutting, Seed
Root Depth [2]  16 inches (41 cm)
Seed Spread Rate [2]  Slow
Seed Vigor [2]  Medium
Seeds Per [2]  314000 / lb (692251 / kg)
Shape/Orientation [2]  Climbing
Structure [3]  Vine
Usage [3]  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; It has also been used in baby's nappies; The stems have been used to make a string; A shampoo made from the roots can be used as a hair shampoo;
Vegetative Spread Rate [2]  Moderate
Flower Color [2]  White
Foliage Color [2]  Green
Fruit Color [2]  White
Flower Conspicuous [2]  Yes
Height [3]  16.4 feet (5 m)
Hardiness Zone Minimum [2]  USDA Zone: 3 Low Temperature: -40 F° (-40 C°) → -30 F° (-34.4 C°)
Light Preference [2]  Mixed Sun/Shade
Soil Acidity [2]  Neutral
Soil Fertility [2]  Intermediate
Water Use [2]  Moderate
View Plants For A Future Record : Clematis ligusticifolia

Protected Areas

Ecosystems

Predators

Alcathoe autumnalis[4]
Alcathoe carolinensis (Clematis Borer)[4]
Alcathoe pepsioides[4]

External References

USDA Plant Profile

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000)
♦ 2USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
♦ 3Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
♦ 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
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
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