Clematis viticella
European Purple Clematis, Italian Clematis
Other regional names: Italian Leather Flower +1 more
- Italian Leather Flower
- Italian Virgin's Bower
Also known as: Anemone viticella K.Krause +19 more
- Anemone viticella K.Krause
- Clematis viticella f. albiflora (Kuntze) C.K.Schneid.
- Clematis viticella f. coerulea (Loudon) Rehder
- Clematis viticella f. gigantiflora Kuntze
- Clematis viticella f. kermesiana (Hartwig) Rehder
- Clematis viticella f. multiplex (G.Don) Rehder
- Clematis viticella f. nana (Carrière) Rehder
- Clematis viticella f. purpurea (Loudon) Rehder
- Clematis viticella subsp. alba Hartwig & F.C.Heinem.
- Clematis viticella subsp. normalis Kuntze
- Clematis viticella subsp. sibthorpii Kuntze
- Clematis viticella var. albiflora Kuntze
- Clematis viticella var. amethystina Jackman
- Clematis viticella var. atrorubens T.Moore & Jackman
- Clematis viticella var. coerulea Loudon
- Clematis viticella var. cordifolia Jackman
- Clematis viticella var. erecta Carrière
- Clematis viticella var. kermesiana Hartwig
- Clematis viticella var. leiostylis Kuntze
- Clematis viticella var. major Anon.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Ranunculaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a climbing subshrub.
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Indigenous to Temperate Asia and Europe, Clematis viticella (commonly known as European purple clematis or Italian clematis) is a climbing shrub belonging to the Ranunculaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Shrub
Plant Type
Climber / Vine
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, EUROPE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caucasus, Southeastern Europe, Western Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Albania, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Iran, Italy, Lebanon-Syria, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, New York, Norway, Ontario, Romania, Sweden, Switzerland