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Swamp Leatherflower, Curly Clematis, Marsh Leatherflower, Southern Leatherflower, Blue Jasmine (Clematis crispa) New Hanover Co., NC 26 Aug 2006 Fairly common in the NC coastal plain (rare in piedmont), the Clematis grows along the edges of marshes, swamps, and various, often disturbed, wet areas. Note pinnately compound leaves on this trailing vine. |
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Swamp Leatherflower, Curly Clematis, Marsh Leatherflower, Southern Leatherflower, Blue Jasmine (Clematis crispa) New Hanover Co., NC 26 Aug 2006 |
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Swamp Leatherflower, Curly Clematis, Marsh Leatherflower, Southern Leatherflower, Blue Jasmine (Clematis crispa) New Hanover Co., NC 26 Aug 2006 |
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Vasevine, Northern Leatherflower (Clematis viorna) Durham Co., NC 5 Aug 2006 Statewide and fairly common in NC in thickets & various wooded habitats favoring mafic soils. |
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Vasevine, Northern Leatherflower (Clematis viorna) Thin soils over granite outcrop in Alexander Co., NC 3 July 2009 Older flower with developing seeds. |
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Vasevine, Northern Leatherflower (Clematis viorna) Thin soils over granite outcrop in Alexander Co., NC 3 July 2009 Fruits (achenes) with persistent, plume-like structures (styles) residual from the flower. |
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Vasevine, Northern Leatherflower (Clematis viorna) Durham Co., NC 5 Aug 2006 Basal leaflets of the compound leaf are shown here. |
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Curlyheads (Clematis ochroleuca) Person Co., NC 13 June 2006 Uncommon in the NC piedmont and rare elsewhere in North Carolina, Curlyheads generally grows near dry wooded areas on high pH soils. |
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Curlyheads (Clematis ochroleuca) Person Co., NC 13 June 2006 |
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Sweet Autumn Clematis (Clematis terniflora) aka Sweet Autumn Virginsbower New Hanover Co., NC 27 Aug 2005 This non-native vine (introduced from east Asia) is uncommon and can be found in disturbed areas statewide. |
Annotated habitat and distribution information listed above is from Radford, Ahles, & Bell. 1968. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. UNC Press; and from personal observations and discussions with Will Cook, Harry LeGrand, and Bob Wilbur. Common names from personal experience and supplemented by the following resources USDA plants website, Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia, and NatureServe.
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