Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness

Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department of Natural Sciences

Clematis columbiana (Nuttall) Torrey & Gray
(Columbian Virgin's Bower)

Family: Ranunculaceae

Status: Native

Synonyms:
Clematis pseudoalpina (Kuntze) A. Nelson
Atragene pseudoalpina (Kuntze) Rydberg

Clematis columbiana is an upper elevation climbing vine. The flowers have showy white petals in our population, although they can also be purple. Clematis columbiana is found on moist slopes.
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Clematis columbiana, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris & Denise Friedrick, Pinos Altos Range, Signal Peak, May 20, 2008



Clematis columbiana, detail of flower, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris & Denise Friedrick, Pinos Altos Range, Signal Peak, May 20, 2008



Clematis columbiana, growth habit, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris & Denise Friedrick, Pinos Altos Range, Signal Peak, May 20, 2008



Clematis columbiana, closeup of flower, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Signal Peak, May 12, 2009


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