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Smith, R.W.

Clematis albicoma

Clematis albicoma Wherry

Whitehair Leather Flower, White-haired Leather-flower, White-hair Leather-flower, Erect Mountain Clematis

Ranunculaceae (Buttercup family)

Synonym(s): Coriflora albicoma

USDA Symbol: CLAL

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb , Subshrub
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 2 feet tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Yellow , Purple
Bloom Time: Mar , Apr , May , Jun

Distribution

USA: VA , WV
Native Habitat: Shale barrens.

Web Reference

Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

From the Archive

Wildflower Newsletter 1998 VOL. 15, NO.5 - Native Shrubs Providing Landscape Heritage and Habitat, Executive Director\'s Re...

Additional resources

USDA: Find Clematis albicoma in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Clematis albicoma in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Clematis albicoma

Metadata

Record Modified: 2022-05-04
Research By: CBR

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