Hansen's Northwest Native Plant Database
Clematis ligusticifolia (Western Clematis, Virgin's Bower)

 

Kingdom

: 

 Plantae – Plants

Subkingdom

: 

 Tracheobionta – Vascular plants

Superdivision

: 

 Spermatophyta – Seed plants

Division

: 

 Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants

Class

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 Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons

Subclass

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 Magnoliidae

Order

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 Ranunculales

Family

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 Ranunculaceae – Buttercup family

Genus

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 Clematis L. – leather flower

Species

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 Clematis ligusticifolia Nutt. – western white clematis

This fine climbing vine grows vigorously to 40,' although it is significantly shorter in its northernmost ranges.

Delicate clusters of showy white flowers bloom from June to mid-August and are followed by equally decorative fluffy seed heads.

Hardy between USDA zones 5-10, Western Clematis grows on dry, weak soils from BC through the eastern ranges of the Cascades.

Game birds favor this plant.

Photo below left courtesy of PD-USGOV-USDA.
   
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