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

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PLANTS Profile

Clematis occidentalis (Hornem.) DC. var. occidentalis
western blue virginsbower

Symbol:

CLOCO

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Ranunculaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Vine

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

Photo of Clematis occidentalis (Hornem.) DC. var. occidentalis

Clematis verticillaris

©William S. Justice. Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution, Dept. of Systematic Biology, Botany. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Images:
Clematis occidentalis (Hornem.) DC. var. occidentalis

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Synonyms:
Clematis occidentalis (Hornem.) DC. var. occidentalis

	ATAM2	Atragene americana Sims
	ATOC	Atragene occidentalis Hornem.
	CLVE3	Clematis verticillaris DC.
	CLVEC2	Clematis verticillaris DC. var. cacuminis Fernald
	CLVEG	Clematis verticillaris DC. var. grandiflora B. Boivin

Native Status:
Clematis occidentalis (Hornem.) DC. var. occidentalis


View Distribution	Native Introduced

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (CT, DE, IA, IL, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (NB, NS, ON, QC)

Related Taxa:
Clematis occidentalis (Hornem.) DC. var. occidentalis

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

Classification:
Clematis occidentalis (Hornem.) DC. var. occidentalis

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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. occidentalis – western blue virginsbower

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Clematis occidentalis (Hornem.) DC. var. occidentalis

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. occidentalis

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 527429.

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

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Time Generated: 05/21/2013 06:48 PM CDT