Clematis addisonii

Britton

Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 2: 28. 1890.

Common names: Addison's virgin's-bower Addison Brown's clematis Addison's leather-flower Addison Brown's leather-flower
Conservation concernEndemic
Synonyms: Viorna addisonii (Britton) Small
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 3.

Stems usually ascending to erect, occasionally somewhat viny, 0.6-1 m, glabrous. Leaves all simple, blade often 1-pinnate on distal and middle leaves on vigorous plants 4-13 × 2-9.5 cm; leaflets 2-6 plus additional tendril-like terminal leaflet, ovate, unlobed, 1.5-6 × 1-4.5 cm, not prominently reticulate; surfaces abaxially glabrous and glaucous. Inflorescences terminal and axillary, flowers solitary. Flowers ovoid to broadly urn-shaped; sepals purple or reddish purple, whitish toward tips, ovate-lanceolate, 1.2-2.5 cm, margins not expanded, thick, not crispate, tomentose, tips acute, spreading, abaxially glabrous. Achenes: bodies puberulent; beak 2.5-3.5 cm, plumose. 2n = 16.


Phenology: Flowering spring–early summer.
Habitat: Calcareous, dry woods, glades, rock outcrops
Elevation: 200-600 m

Discussion

Of conservation concern.

Clematis addisonii is known only from Botetourt, Montgomery, Roanoke, and Rockbridge counties in western Virginia. Reports of this infrequent species from other southeastern states have been based on misidentified specimens (W. M. Dennis 1976).

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
... more about "Clematis addisonii"
James S. Pringle +
Britton +
Undefined subg. Viorna +
Addison's virgin's-bower +, Addison Brown's clematis +, Addison's leather-flower +  and Addison Brown's leather-flower +
200-600 m +
Calcareous, dry woods, glades, rock outcrops +
Flowering spring–early summer. +
Mem. Torrey Bot. Club +
Conservation concern +  and Endemic +
Viorna addisonii +
Clematis addisonii +
Clematis subg. Viorna +
species +