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Clematis occidentalis (Hornem.) DC.
western blue virginsbower

       
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Clematis occidentalis (Hornem.) DC.

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Distribution:
Clematis occidentalis (Hornem.) DC.

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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (CO, CT, DE, IA, ID, IL, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MT, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, NB, NS, ON, QC, SK)
 

Related Taxa:
Clematis occidentalis (Hornem.) DC.

View 25 genera in Ranunculaceae, 53 species in Clematis or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Clematis occidentalis (Hornem.) DC. var. dissecta (C.L. Hitchc.) J. Pringle. .
Clematis occidentalis var. dissecta
western blue virginsbower
Distribution of Clematis occidentalis (Hornem.) DC. var. grosseserrata (Rydb.) J. Pringle. .
Clematis occidentalis var. grosseserrata
western blue virginsbower
Distribution of Clematis occidentalis (Hornem.) DC. var. occidentalis. . Image Available.
Clematis occidentalis var. occidentalis
western blue virginsbower
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Clematis occidentalis (Hornem.) DC.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Magnoliidae
Order Ranunculales
Family Ranunculaceae – Buttercup family
Genus Clematis L. – leather flower
Species Clematis occidentalis (Hornem.) DC. – western blue virginsbower
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Clematis occidentalis (Hornem.) DC.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Illinois:
mountain clematis              Endangered
Maine:
purple clematis              Special Concern
Maryland:
purple clematis              Endangered
Massachusetts:
purple clematis              Special Concern
Ohio:
purple virgin's-bower              Presumed Extirpated
Rhode Island:
purple clematis              Endangered
 

More Accounts and Images:
Clematis occidentalis (Hornem.) DC.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 18703.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

 
 
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