Common Name: virgin's bower, wild clematisScientific Name: Clematis virginiana L.Family Name: Ranunculaceae - Buttercup FamilyIdentification NotesLife Cyclenative perennial, reproducing by seed Stemssprawling and climbing with twisting petioles, no tendrils, herbaceous to woody below, often purplish Leavesopposite, compound, twisting pubescent petioles, 3 stalked leaflets; leaflets ovate, usually 3 main pointed lobes, coarsely toothed Flowers4-sepaled, white, petals absent, fragrant, dioecious; axillary panicles clusters Fruit fruit 1-seeded, feathery plume-like tail