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ClematisπΈ
Clematis
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The collective name for climbing perennials and shrubs in genus Clematis, buttercup family. About 300 species worldwide; ~20 native to Japan including kazaguruma, hanshΕ-zuru, botan-zuru, and sennin-sΕ. Hundreds of large-flowered cultivars (especially hybrids of Japanese kazaguruma and Chinese tessen types) have been developed in Europe and Japan β earning the title 'queen of climbing plants'. The 'petals' are actually sepals, and show great diversity of shape and colour.
Identification Points
- βClimbing vine twining over supports
- βOpposite leaves, often compound
- β4β8 'petals' are actually sepals; highly variable colour and form
Habitat
Cultivated (gardens, fences); mountains (native)
Season
May to October (flowers, varies by cultivar)
Morphological TraitsAI-estimated, needs verification
Leaf arrangement
Opposite
Leaf type
Compound
Growth form
Vine
Evergreen/Deciduous
Deciduous
Flower color
Purple
Flowering season
Summer
Habitat
Cultivated
Phylogenetic Positionγγ³γγ¦γ²η§ β
Phylogenetic Position
Angiosperms > Basal eudicots > Ranunculales > Ranunculaceae
Divergence Era
Late Cretaceous (approx. 90β80 million years ago)
Sources & References
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