Family: Ranunculaceae
Plant: A vigorous climber with stems up to 6m long. The plant is usually unisexual.
Flowers: Masses of white to cream 35-50mm diameter flowers with 4 spreading sepals and numerous stamens. The flowers are borne on long slender stalks forming axillary panicles. The anthers are tipped by slender appendages.
Flowering: October-November.
Fruit: Clusters of bearded 4cm long achenes with long silky hairs.
Leaves: Dark green, trifoliate, opposite, entire or irregularly toothed margins with 3-veined leaflets 2-10cm long and 10-45mm wide. The juvenile leaves are very different from the mature leaves as they have a single dark green leaflet with pale markings around the veins.
Habitat: Dry sclerophyll forest, especially on moist areas.
Features: Climber with masses of white flowers. Toothed trifoliate leaves. Bearded fruits.
Name:
Clematis From Greek klema = a small vine branch (referring to its climbing habit)
aristata From Latin = bearing a fine bristle (referring to its anther appendage)
|
Type |
Climber/Scrambler |
|
|
Flowers |
Form |
Regular, Cluster |
|
|
Colour(s) |
White |
|
|
Petal/Sepal No. |
4 |
|
|
Flowering Month |
10, 11 |
|
Fruit |
Type |
Other |
|
|
Colour |
White |
|
|
Other Features |
Hairy |
|
Leaves |
Arrangement |
Opposite |
|
|
Type |
Simple, Compound |
|
|
Shape |
Oval |
|
|
Length |
Short, Medium |
|
|
Margins |
Entire, Toothed/Serrated |
|
|
Attachment |
Stalked |
|
|
Other Features |
- |
|
Bark |
- |
|
|
Habitat |
Dry sclerophyll forest |
|