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Clematis drummondii Torr. & Gray

Drummond's clematis, Old man’s beard, Texas virgin’s bower, Goat’s beard
Ranunculaceae (Buttercup Family)

USDA Symbol: CLDR
USDA Native Status: Native to U.S.

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Specimen & Label Data

Clematis drummondii

Texas Virgin's Bower

Ranunculaceae

Location: N side of East-West path & 45 m W of Oakwell Farms Pky--Oakwell Farms.
 Latitude: 0.000000

Habitat: Clamboring & climbing by twining petioles on shrubs and into low trees. Much shaded; nominal moisture; alkaline, alluvial soil.

Description: Dioecious, perennial vine, woody near base. Stems to 3 m long. Leaves opposite, pinnately 5-7 parted, long petioled. Leaflets variously toothed. Flowers simple or sparsely flowered, bracteate, axillary. Petals none. Sepals 4, sericeous, 12 mm long. Sterile filaments as long as sepals. Achene tails very slender, many, white, elongating with maturity.

County: Bexar
 Collector: Harry Cliffe
 Collection Date: Jun 28, 1987
 Specimen number: 230

Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
 Herbarium ID: 0461
 Accession Date: Jul 27, 1993
 Accession Number: 36

Annotations: DPFXB (pistillate)

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