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Clematis orientalis (oriental virginsbower; Chinese clematis)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Clematis orientalis is a deciduous vine or scrambling shrub of the Clematis species, that originates from Asia and Central Europe. Brought to United States as an ornamental plant but escaped cultivation leading to its classification as a noxious weed in some states. Common names for C. orientalis include Chinese clematis, Oriental virginsbower, orange peel, and orange peel clematis.
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Infraspecies

Clematis orientalis orientalis
Clematis orientalis var. baluchistanica
Clematis orientalis var. hindukushensis
Clematis orientalis var. latifolia
Clematis orientalis var. robusta
Clematis orientalis var. sinorobusta
Clematis orientalis var. tenuifolia
Clematis orientalis var. uniflora
Clematis orientalis wightiana

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
Scent [2]  The flowers have a delicate perfume similar to cowslips.
Structure [2]  Vine
Usage [2]  Plants can be used as ground cover; They grow rapidly to give a tangled mass of growth in sun or moderate shade;
Height [2]  13.12 feet (4 m)
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Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Tigrovaia Balka Zapovednik State Nature Reserve Ia 146860 Tajikistan  

Predators

Phytomyza vitalbae[4]

External References

USDA Plant Profile

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

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♦ 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
♦ 4New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Plant-SyNZ™ database
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