Clematis occidentalis var. dissecta
Brittonia 23: 371. 1971.
Endemic
Basionym: Clematis columbiana var. dissecta C.L. Hitchcock Univ. Wash. Publ. Biol. 17(2): 341. 1964
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 3.
Stems short and tufted or, if viny, up to 0.5 (-1.5) m and trailing. Leaves: leaflets lobed or unlobed, 1.5-6.5 (-9) cm, margins crenate-serrate; terminal leaflet, at least, usually deeply lobed, or sometimes ternate. Flowers: sepals moderately divergent, reddish violet or less often violet-blue, lanceovate, 2.5-4.5 (-6) cm, margins not fluted, tips acute to acuminate.
Phenology: Flowering spring.
Habitat: Cliffs and other rocky sites in open woods and thickets
Elevation: 700-1900 m
Discussion
Clematis occidentalis var. dissecta occurs only in the Wenatchee and adjacent ranges of the Cascade Mountains.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
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anther-bearing +
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Brittonia +
1971 +
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violet-blue;reddish violet +
not persistent +
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Clematis occidentalis var. dissecta +
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variety +
perennial +
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