Clematis lasiantha
| Clematis lasiantha | |
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| Clematis lasiantha in Mt. Diablo State Park, Contra Costa County, California | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Ranunculaceae |
| Genus: | Clematis |
| Species: | C. lasiantha
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| Binomial name | |
| Clematis lasiantha | |
Clematis lasiantha, the pipestem clematis, is a creamy-white flowering liana vine, belonging to subgenus Clematis of the large genus Clematis.[1]
Distribution
It is found on the
Sierra Nevada mountains, but does not grow in the Central Valley, nor at heights greater than about 2,000 metres (6,600 ft). It grows on hillsides, in chaparral
, and in open woodland.
Description
Clematis lasiantha, the pipestem clematis, flowers from January to June. Its leaves are 3-lobed, and generally grow groups of three to five leaflets, the largest leaves on the plant normally being between 3 and 5 cm in size. The pipestem clematis can be distinguished from the similar (but much more widely ranging)
pistils in each flower, but since both species have many, this is not an easy criterion to apply. The virgin's bower is more likely to be found along streams or in other wet places, whereas the pipestem tolerates more open, drier places. The plant attracts butterflies.[2]
References
- JSTOR 1220586.
- ^ "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
Further reading
- Peinado, M.; Alcaraz, F.; Aguirre, J. L.; Delgadillo, J.; Aguado, I. (1995). "Shrubland formations and associations in mediterranean-desert transitional zones of northwestern Baja California". Vegetatio. 117 (2): 165–179. S2CID 33254787.
- Peinado, M.; Macías, M. Á.; Ocaña-Peinado, F. M.; Aguirre, J. L.; Delgadillo, J. (2010). "Bioclimates and vegetation along the Pacific basin of Northwestern Mexico". Plant Ecology. 212 (2): 263–281. S2CID 32546193.
- Xie, Lei; Li, Liang-Qian (2012). "Variation of pollen morphology, and its implications in the phylogeny of Clematis (Ranunculaceae)". Plant Systematics and Evolution. 298 (8): 1437–1453. S2CID 2325417.
- Timbrook, Jan (1990). "Ethnobotany of chumash indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington". Economic Botany. 44 (2): 236–253. S2CID 25807034.
- Sands, Anne (1980). Riparian forests in California: their ecology and conservation: a symposium. Berkeley: Division of Agricultural Sciences, University of California. ISBN 0-931876-41-9.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Clematis lasiantha.
- Treatment from the Jepson Manual - Clematis lasiantha
- Clematis lasiantha - Photographs @ CalPhotos
- Entry in the online Flora of North America; Clematis lasiantha
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