Clematis occidentalis
Northern Blue Clematis, Purple Clematis
Other regional names: Purple Virgin's Bower +1 more
- Purple Virgin's Bower
- Western Blue Virginsbower
Also known as: Atragene americana Sims +8 more
- Atragene americana Sims
- Atragene occidentalis Hornem.
- Clematis alpina subsp. occidentalis (Hornem.) Kuntze
- Clematis alpina var. occidentalis (Hornem.) A.Gray
- Clematis alpina var. verticillaris (DC.) Kuntze
- Clematis occidentalis f. albiflora Cay.
- Clematis verticillaris DC.
- Clematis verticillaris var. cacuminis Fernald
- Clematis verticillaris var. grandiflora B.Boivin
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Ranunculaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a climber.
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Originating in North America, Clematis occidentalis (commonly known as Northern Blue Clematis or Purple Clematis) is a climbing plant belonging to the Ranunculaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in temperate conditions. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Climber / Vine
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Eastern Canada, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., Northwestern U.S.A., South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern U.S.A., Southwestern U.S.A., Subarctic America, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alberta, British Columbia, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Québec, Rhode I., Saskatchewan, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Yukon
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