Clematis hirsutissima
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Ranunculaceae |
| Genus: | Clematis |
| Species: | C. hirsutissima
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| Clematis hirsutissima | |
Clematis hirsutissima is a species of flowering plant in the buttercup family known by the common name hairy clematis or vase flower.[1] It is a perennial herb that is native to much of the western United States, from Washington to Nebraska.[2] It is a small, erect plant which, unlike other Clematis, does not generally produce vines. It is quite variable in appearance, especially across varieties. In general the hairy stem reaches up to about half a meter tall and has many large hairy leaves divided into lance-shaped lobes.[1] The inflorescence appears at the tip of the stem and bears a solitary flower.[1] The flower is made up of an urn-shaped cup of deep purple-blue petal like sepals,[1] which are fuzzy and have pointed or rounded tips. Rare individuals have white or pinkish sepals. There are no true petals. The fruit is a hairy achene with a very long beak and a plume on the end; it is dispersed by wind.[1]
The plant was thought by some Plains Indians to have healing properties.[1] It grows in grasslands, sagebrush plains, and ponderosa forests.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Taylor, Ronald J. (1994) [1992]. Sagebrush Country: A Wildflower Sanctuary (rev. ed.). Missoula, MT: Mountain Press Pub. Co. p. 34. ISBN 0-87842-280-3. OCLC 25708726.
- ^ a b "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
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