PLANTS Profile for Clematis occidentalis var. grosseserrata (western blue virginsbower)

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PLANTS Profile

Clematis occidentalis (Hornem.) DC. var. grosseserrata (Rydb.) J. Pringle
western blue virginsbower

Symbol:

CLOCG

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Ranunculaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Vine

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

More Information:

Images:
Clematis occidentalis (Hornem.) DC. var. grosseserrata (Rydb.) J. Pringle

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Synonyms:
Clematis occidentalis (Hornem.) DC. var. grosseserrata (Rydb.) J. Pringle

CLOCG2

Clematis occidentalis (Hornem.) DC. ssp. grosseserrata (Rydb.) Roy L. Taylor & MacBryde

Distribution:
Clematis occidentalis (Hornem.) DC. var. grosseserrata (Rydb.) J. Pringle


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (CO, ID, MT, OR, UT, WA, WY), CAN (AB, BC, SK)

Related Taxa:
Clematis occidentalis (Hornem.) DC. var. grosseserrata (Rydb.) J. Pringle

View 25 genera in Ranunculaceae, 53 species in Clematis, 3 varieties in Clematis occidentalis (Hornem.) DC.

Classification:
Clematis occidentalis (Hornem.) DC. var. grosseserrata (Rydb.) J. Pringle

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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
Variety	Clematis occidentalis (Hornem.) DC. var. grosseserrata (Rydb.) J. Pringle – western blue virginsbower

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Clematis occidentalis (Hornem.) DC. var. grosseserrata (Rydb.) J. Pringle

The related entities italicized and indented below are 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:
Clematis occidentalis
mountain clematis		Endangered
Maine:
Clematis occidentalis
purple clematis		Special Concern
Maryland:
Clematis occidentalis
purple clematis		Endangered
Massachusetts:
Clematis occidentalis
purple clematis		Special Concern
Ohio:
Clematis occidentalis
purple virgin's-bower		Presumed Extirpated
Rhode Island:
Clematis occidentalis
purple clematis		Endangered

More Accounts and Images:
Clematis occidentalis (Hornem.) DC. var. grosseserrata (Rydb.) J. Pringle

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 527428.

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

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

Time Generated: 06/19/2013 11:33 PM CDT