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Clematis vitalba is a climbing shrub with branched, grooved stems, deciduous leaves, and scented greeny-white flowers with fluffy underlying sepals.The many fruits formed in each inflorescence have long silky appendages which, seen together, give the characteristic appearance of old man's beard.
Atkinson. I.A.E., (1984). Distribution and potential range of old man's beard, Clematis vitalba, in New Zealand. In: The Clematis vitalba threat pp. 6–24. Information series 11, NZ Dept. of Lands and Survey, Wellington. Hill, R. L.; R. Wittenberg; A. H. Gourlay (2001). "Biology and Host Range of Phytomyza vitalbae and its Establishment for ...
Clematis ligusticifolia is a climbing, spreading vine with showy flowers. It is also known as old-man's beard , yerba de chiva , and virgin's bower , (though old-man's beard may also refer to C. vitalba , and virgin's bower may also refer to C. lasiantha ).
This is a good time of the year to plant clematis if you're looking to add a perennial vine known as the queen of climbers to your garden.
Chionanthus virginicus, a tree, which is used like a medicinal plant and ornamental plant. Clematis aristata, an Australian climbing plant. Clematis vitalba, a climbing plant. Tillandsia usneoides, "Spanish moss" - a bromeliad. Usnea, a genus of lichen
Clematis is a genus of about 380 species [2] [3] within the buttercup family, Ranunculaceae. [4] Their garden hybrids and cultivars have been popular among gardeners, [5] beginning with Clematis 'Jackmanii', a garden staple since 1862; more cultivars are being produced constantly.
Clematis vitalba (old man's beard) smothering a cabbage tree (Cordyline australis) in the Port Hills of Christchurch. A number of introduced species, some of which have become invasive species, have been added to New Zealand's native flora and fauna.
Over 70 species and cultivars of clematis currently (2016) [1] possess the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit, reflecting this plant's continued popularity in gardens in the United Kingdom. Clematis is a genus of woody based perennials, mostly climbers with a twining habit, though some are grown as groundcover or as herbaceous ...