Date: XXXXXXXX 2010. Location: XXXXXXXXX(map)
| Classification Hierarchy | |
| Kingdom | Plantae |
| Subkingdom | Tracheophyta |
| Superdivision | Spermatophyta |
| Division | Magnoliophyta |
| Class | Magnoliopsida |
| Subclass | Magnoliidae |
| Order | Ranunculales |
| Family | Ranunculaceae |
| Genus | Clematis |
| Species | Clematis occidentalis |
Date: XXXXXXXX 2010. Location: XXXXXXXXX(map)
USDA Plant Profile Flora of N. America
Scientific Name: Clematis occidentalis
Common Name: Western blue virginsbower, Purple clematis
Origin: Native
Notes: Three varieties are recognized for C. occidentalis. The species is rare in Iowa. Only variety occidentalis has been reported and only in a few of Iowa's most eastern counties. It is a perennial plant with viny stems, usually found on limestone cliffs and ledges or rocky or gravelly soils.
Additional references: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12.
Flowers: May; solitary, perfect (both sexes present), flowers are born on pedicels arising from leaf axils; petaloid sepals are reddish-violet; fruits are born in dense heads of achenes.
Leaves: opposite, trifoliate, leaflets slightly lobed or unlobed, margins entire to crenate.
Glossaries of botanical terms: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11.
