Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Ranunculales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Clematis ochroleuca
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Clematis ochroleuca
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Clematis ochroleuca
SYNONYMOUS WITH New names and combinations, principally in the Rocky Mountain flora (Weber, 1995)
Coriflora ochroleuca
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 076-10-001:
Clematis ochroleuca FAMILY Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Viorna ochroleuca
COMMON NAME:
Curlyheads
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_vioc2_001_lvd
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Will Stuart wil_8060704841_9f36f307b
March Mecklenburg County NC
Van Landingham Glen at UNC Charlotte
The only erect herb in this genus likely to be found in the southern mtns, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
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David Campbell mdc_clematis_ochroleuca
April Catawba County NC
Riverbend Park
The habitat was Dry-Basic Oak/Hickory Forest, underlain by mafic rock.
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Will Stuart wil_8419766281_379343a250
April Mecklenburg County NC
Van Landingham Glen at UNC Charlotte
Sepal surface hairy; sepal margins not expanded, not crispate, per The genus Clematis in Georgia (Ware, 2009).
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Alan S. Weakley asw_1003780800612856
May Granville County NC
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JK Marlow jkm140603_372
June Pickens County SC
SC Botanical Garden
Erect plant w simple, opposite, ovate leaves - most entire but some 3-lobed, per The genus Clematis in Georgia (Ware, 2009).
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_clematis_ochroleuca
June
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Will Stuart wil_8060690272_601cd2d5af
October Orange County NC
North Carolina Botanical Garden
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Will Stuart wil_8060746041_86bd17d5a4
October Orange County NC
North Carolina Botanical Garden
Headlike cluster of achenes, each with a long, curling feathery style, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Clematis ochroleuca
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Clematis ochroleuca
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Clematis ochroleuca
SYNONYMOUS WITH
New names and combinations, principally in the Rocky Mountain flora (Weber, 1995)
Coriflora ochroleuca
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 076-10-001:
Clematis ochroleuca
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Viorna ochroleuca
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Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Dry woodlands and woodland borders, generally over mafic or calcareous rocks, such as diabase, gabbro, or calcareous siltstone, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Uncommon in Carolina Piedmont (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Bluish outside, yellowish inside
Radially symmetrical
4 petaloid sepals, calyx narrowly urceolate
Petals absent
Numerous stamens
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Brownish
Aggregate of achenes
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001) p215
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p259
- Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007) p095
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p103
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998) p046
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