NC Native Plant Society:
Plant Details

Clematis virginiana

Scientific Name:	Clematis virginiana
Genus:	virginiana
Species Epithet:	Clematis
Common Name:	Virgin's Bower, Devil's darning needles
Plant Type	Woody Vine
Life Cycle	Perennial
Plant Family	Ranunculaceae (Buttercup Family)
Native/Alien:	NC Native
Size:	12-36 ft.
Bloom Color(s):	White
Light:	Sun - 6 or more hours of sun per day, Part Shade - 2 to 6 hours of sun per day
Soil Moisture:	Dry, Moist
Bloom Time:	July, August, September
Growing Area:	Mountains, Piedmont
Habitat Description:	Moist forests, thickets, and openings.
Leaf Arrangement:	Opposite
Leaf Retention:	Deciduous
Leaf Type:	Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like
Leaf Form:	Compound
Life Cycle:	Perennial
Wildlife Value:	Not Assigned
Landscape Value:	Not Recommended for home landscapes
State Rank:	S5: Secure ^(*Key)
Global Rank:	G5 - Secure ^(*Key)
State Status:	W6: Watch List: Regionally Rare ^(*Key)
Flowers Paynter, Watauga Co, Sept 2011
Leaves Unlike the invasive Sweet Autumn Virginsbower (Clematis terniflora), the native Autumn Clematis (Clematis virginiana) has toothed leaflets. Paynter, Watauga Co, Sept 2011
In seed Paynter, Watauga Co, 2011
Opposite compound leaves with toothed leaflets (the non-native C. terniflora has entire leaflet margins) Panther Branch Natural Area, Orange Co., NC Bettina Darveaux
Links:	USDA PLANTS Database Record