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Photographer: Emmet J. Judziewicz
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Family Ranunculaceae
Clematis occidentalis (Hornem.) DC. var. occidentalis
purple clematis, western blue virgin's-bower
Clematis: in Greek means "long, lithe branches" and is an ancient name for some climbing plant
occidentalis: Latin for "western"
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | climbing, perennial, up to 6' tall, woody vine |
| Flower: | bluish, 4-parted, 1 3/4" long, petal-like sepals; solitary, mostly from the leaf axils; blooms May-June |
| Fruit: | flattened, dry seeds in a dense, rounded, fluffy cluster |
| Leaf: | long stalked, 3-parted, leaflets mostly with smooth or lobed edges |
| Habitat: | moderate moisture; woods, forests; in rocky soil |
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