Columbia Clematis, Rock Clematis, Western Blue Virginsbower
Clematis columbiana var. dissecta
Synonym: Clematis occidentalis var. dissecta
![Columbia Clematis, Rock Clematis, Western Blue Virginsbower: Clematis columbiana var. dissecta (Synonym: Clematis occidentalis var. dissecta)](dissecta/dissecta1a.jpg)
Rock clematis as seen along Forest Road #3507, Wenatchee National Forest..........July 8, 2010.
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- ![Nodding flower of Columbia Clematis, Rock Clematis, Western Blue Virginsbower: Clematis columbiana var. dissecta (Synonym: Clematis occidentalis var. dissecta)](dissecta/dissecta1f.jpg)
- ![Lobed leaves of Columbia Clematis, Rock Clematis, Western Blue Virginsbower: Clematis columbiana var. dissecta (Synonym: Clematis occidentalis var. dissecta)](dissecta/dissecta1c.jpg)
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- ![Columbia Clematis, Rock Clematis, Western Blue Virginsbower: Clematis columbiana var. dissecta (Synonym: Clematis occidentalis var. dissecta)](dissecta/dissecta1i.jpg)
Additional close-up photos of rock clematis as seen along Forest Road #3507, Wenatchee National Forest..........July 8, 2010. Note the lobed leaves which helps differentiate this taxa from the similar western clematis (Clematis columbiana var. columbiana).
Paul Slichter