Species
Clematis montana
Etymology
Clematis: From the Greek klema 'vine', alluding to the vine-like habit of many species
montana: From the Latin mons 'mountain', meaning growing on mountains
Family
Ranunculaceae
Flora Category
Vascular - Exotic
CLEMON
The
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Structural Class
Dicotyledonous Lianes and Related Trailing Plants
Habitat
Terrestrial.
Features
Deciduous woody climber with weakly ribbed more or less square stems. The leaves are trifoliate, sparsely hairy, to about 10 by 8 cm on 4-8 cm petiole. The leaflets are thin, lanceolate, coarsely serrate and often tinged red. Large showy pink flowers appear in early summer.
Similar Taxa
Easily distinguished from other clematis by the large pink flowers.
Flowering
October, November
Flower Colours
Red / Pink
Year Naturalised
1968
Origin
Himalayas
Reason For Introduction
Ornamental
Reproduction
Spreads vegetatively and by seed.
Seed
At least some viable seed is produced.
Dispersal
People, wind.
This page last updated on 18 Jan 2010