WESTERN WHITE CLEMATIS

Class: Clematis ligusticifolia

Family: BUTTERCUP FAMILY

Sub Family: Ranunculaceae

Year: Perennial

Other Names: White Virgin's Bower, Traveller's Joy

Colour: White to cream

Height: Variable, with trailing or climbing stems

Each Flower: Up to 2 cm (3/4") across; male and female flowers are separate; 4 narrow petal-like sepals and in female flower many pistils and numerous sterile stamens; male flower has numerous stamens and no pistils

Leaves: On long opposite stalks usually with 2 opposite pairs and 1 terminal leaflet, all egg-shaped and coarsely toothed

Stems: 3-12 m (10-40')

Blooming Period: June - July

Habitat: Sagebrush and ponderosa pine areas

Note:

Poisonous. May cause dermatitis