Clematis virginiana

Common Name: 
virgin's bower, wild clematis
Scientific Name: 
Clematis virginiana L.
Family Name: 
Ranunculaceae - Buttercup Family
Identification Notes
Life Cycle
native perennial, reproducing by seed
Stems
sprawling and climbing with twisting petioles, no tendrils, herbaceous to woody below, often purplish
Leaves
opposite, compound, twisting pubescent petioles, 3 stalked leaflets; leaflets ovate, usually 3 main pointed lobes, coarsely toothed
Leaves of Virgin's Bower
Leaves of Virgin's Bower
Flowers
4-sepaled, white, petals absent, fragrant, dioecious; axillary panicles clusters
Flowers of Virgin's Bower
Flowers of Virgin's Bower
Fruit
fruit 1-seeded, feathery plume-like tail
Fruits of Virgin's Bower
Fruits of Virgin's Bower