Clematis hirsutissima var. scottii

(Porter) R. O. Erickson

Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 30: 47. 1943.

Common names: Scott's clematis
Endemic
Basionym: Clematis scottii Porter Syn. Fl. Colorado, 1. 1874
Synonyms: Viorna scottii (Porter) Rydberg
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 3.

Stems simple or branched, erect or ± sprawling. Leaf-blade: primary leaflets 7-13; leaflets and larger lobes narrowly to broadly lanceolate or ovate, 1-6 cm × 5-15 mm, surfaces nearly glabrous to sparsely hirsute.


Phenology: Flowering spring–summer.
Habitat: Dry to moist mountain meadows, thickets, and rocky slopes
Elevation: 1500-3200 m

Distribution

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Colo., Nebr., N.Mex., Okla., S.Dak., Wyo.

Discussion

The leaflets of Clematis hirsutissima var. scottii are usually more widely spaced than those of C. hirsutissima var. hirsutissima.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"long-pubescent" is not a number."connivent" is not a number."thick" is not a number."dm" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.

flattened +
James S. Pringle +
(Porter) R. O. Erickson +
cuneate +, truncate +  and cordate +
Clematis scottii +
curved +  and straight +
plumose +
4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br /> (9 cm90 mm <br />0.09 m <br />) +
scale-like;leaflike +
globose;cylindric +
linear;lanceolate +
linear;lanceolate +
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
Scott's clematis +
bracteate +  and 3-7-flowered +
paired +  and solitary +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br />) +
Colo. +, Nebr. +, N.Mex. +, Okla. +, S.Dak. +  and Wyo. +
1500-3200 m +
filiform +  and flattened +
bracteate +  and 3-7-flowered +
paired +  and solitary +
showy +  and inconspicuous +
broadly cylindric +  and urn-shaped +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br />) +
sessile +  and aggregate +
flattened-ellipsoid;terete;flattened-ellipsoid;terete;lenticular +
Dry to moist mountain meadows, thickets, and rocky slopes +
axillary +  and terminal +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br />) +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
cordate +  and orbiculate oblong lanceolate or oblanceolate lobed or unlobed +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br />) +
ovate +  and lanceolate +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
palmate +  and pinnate +
expanded +
thin;0.5mm;2mm +
1-many-flowered +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br />) +
distinct +
conspicuous +
spurred +, funnel--shaped +, cup-shaped +  and plane +
reduced +
Flowering spring–summer. +
5 +  and 150 +
Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. +
not arillate +  and stalked +
white;pink;dark violet-blue +
not persistent +
distinct +
abaxially glabrous +  and silky hirsute or tomentose +
3 +  and 6 +
oblong-lanceolate +
2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br /> (4.5 cm45 mm <br />0.045 m <br />) +
branched +  and simple +
sprawling +  and erect +
soft-pubescent +  and nearly glabrous +
persistent +
nearly glabrous;sparsely hirsute +
Viorna scottii +
Clematis hirsutissima var. scottii +
Clematis hirsutissima +
variety +
obtuse +  and acute +
annual +  and perennial +