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Photographer: Merel R. Black
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Family Ranunculaceae
Clematis virginiana L.
devil's-darning-needle, virgin's-bower
Clematis: in Greek means "long, lithe branches" and is an ancient name for some climbing plant
virginiana: of Virginia
Hazardous 
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | climbing, perennial, up to 9' tall, woody vine |
| Flower: | white to greenish, 4-parted, 3/8" wide, petal-like sepals; infloresense branched, stalked clusters from the leaf axils; blooms July-Aug. |
| Fruit: | dry seeds in a dense, rounded, fluffy cluster |
| Leaf: | long stalked, 3-parted, leaflets 3/4"-4", usually with coarse teeth |
| Habitat: | moderate moisture; woods, forests, openings, streambanks |
| (Glossary) |
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