Clematuis drummondii
Family: Ranunculaceae
Plant Description: A woody vine with stems to 3 m or longer. Leaves pinnate with leaflets 1-3.5 cm long, variously lobed or toothed, opposite. Flowers loosely clustered, the sexes on separate plants. Tepals 6-10 mm long, greenish white, often tinged with purple. Fruits long-tailed, feathery.
Plant Trivia: Spanish name translates to “goat’s beard.”
Field Identification: Easily identified by its namesake; looks like a plant full of white beard. Robust hairy vines.
Occurrence: Common on sandy and clayey loams or caliche in pastures and woods.
Bloom Period: May – September
Plant Use: Larval host for the fatal metalmark butterfly.
Key to species of Clematis:
- Tepals thin, greenish white………………………………………………….C. drummondii
Tepals leathery, dark purple within…………………………………………...C. pitcheri
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