[The Buttercup Family in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Clematis and Virgin's Bowers of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington

The Genus Clematis

Columbia Clematis, Rock Clematis, Western Blue Virginsbower: Clematis columbiana var. dissecta (Synonym: Clematis occidentalis var. dissecta)

Rock clematis as seen along Forest Road #3507, Wenatchee National Forest..........July 8, 2010.

Columbia Clematis: Clematis occidentalis var. dissecta (Synonym: Clematis columbiana var. dissecta)

Columbia Clematis: Clematis occidentalis var. grosseserrata (Synonyms: Atrogene grosseserrata, Clematis occidentalis ssp. grosseserrata)

Western Clematis, Western White Clematis, Western Virgin's Bower: Clematis ligusticifolia (Synonyms: Clematis ligusticifolia var. brevifolia, Clematis ligusticifolia var. ligusticifolia, Clematis neomexicana, Clematis suksdorfii) - Viny plant, occasionally introduced to this habitat. May climb into other plants, shrubs or trees. Sepals white, but reduced in size.

Evergreen Clematis, Old Man's Beard, Traveler's-joy, Traveler's Joy: Clematis vitalba


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