Clematis patens




Family Ranunculaceae
Subfamily Ranunculoideae
Tribe Anemoneae
Scientific name Clematis patens C. Morren & Decaisne
Synonyms Clematis azurea hort. ex Turczaninow; Clematis coerulea Lindley; Clematis fortunei T. Moore; Clematis patens C. Morren & Decaisne forma alba Makino; Clematis patens C. Morren & Decaisne forma coerulescens Makino; Clematis patens C. Morren & Decaisne var. monstrosa Planchon
Common name (Japanese common name) kazaguruma (カザグルマ, 風車 [meaning: pinwheel])
(English common name) clematis, lilac clematis
Distribution (Japan) Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) Korea, China
Habitat Mountane field, swamp, riverside
Chromosomal number unknown
Description Leaves palmate to 3-5 leaflets, each leaflet 4-8cm long. Flowers pedicels 5-15cm long, 8 red, purple, pink or white calyxs each 4-7mm long, flowering in May to June. Fruits ca. 5mm long. Deciduous. Vine. Subshrub or perennial plants.
Reference Clematis patens C. Morren & Decne.



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Original habitat: Nikko Original habitat: Nikko Original habitat: Hiroshima
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May 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
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at Tsukuba Botanical Garden



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May 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
May 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden