Clematis hirsutissima
Douglas's clematis, leatherflower, sugarbowls, vaseflower
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Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in eastern Washington; Washington to Oregon, east to Montana, south to Arizona and New Mexico.

Habitat: Meadows, grasslands, and forest openings.

Flowers: May-June

Origin: Native

Growth Duration: Perennial

Conservation Status: Not of concern

Pollination: Bumblebees, bees, flies

Description:
General:

Stems erect, woody, climbing vines to 15-65 cm long, mostly hirsute; Occasionally densely short, nearly glabrous.

Leaves:

Blade 2 or 3 times pinnate; leaflets often 2- several-lobed; If lobed, lateral lobes distinctly smaller and narrower than central position, leaflets/lobes linear to lanceolate, thin; leaf surfaces sparsely to densely silky-hirsute.

Flowers:

Broadly cylindric-urn shaped; sepals blue-deep violet or rarely pink/white, oblong-lanceolate, 2-5cm in length, margins narrowly expanded distally, crisped, tomentose, tips oblong to acute, abaxially usually densely hirsute; terminal inflorescences, flowers solitary.

Fruit:

Achenes: Densely long-pubescent, 4-9 cm, and plumose.

Accepted Name:
Clematis hirsutissima Pursh
Publication: Fl. Amer. Sept. 2: 385. 1814.

Synonyms & Misapplications:
(none provided)
Infraspecies:
Additional Resources:

PNW Herbaria: Specimen records of Clematis hirsutissima in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database

WA Flora Checklist: Clematis hirsutissima checklist entry

OregonFlora: Clematis hirsutissima information

E-Flora BC: Clematis hirsutissima atlas page

CalPhotos: Clematis hirsutissima photos

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