Purple Leatherflower
Clematis pitcheri
Characteristics
- General - Native perennial woody vine.
- Flowers - Nodding, no petals, 4 purple sepals, many stamens and pistils, hirsute.
- Foliage - Opposite and lobed leaves with prominent veins.
- Stem structures - Flower pedicels and leaf petioles attached at stem nodes, hirsute.
- Fruit - Spiny appearance, seeds with silky hairy tails.
Purple leatherflower in a typical environment.
Flower - Front view.
Flower - Side view, hirsute petals and peduncle.
Flower - Bud.
Stem Structures - Growing tip with opposite leaves and petioles.
Stem structures - Stem is square, grooved, short hairs.
Stem Structures - Node with hirsute petioles and stem.
Foliage - Leaf upper surfaces, opposite, no visible hairs.
Fruit - Juvenile fruit.
Fruit - Mature seed.
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