| Accepted name: |
Clematis occidentalis (Hornem.) DC. var. occidentalis |
| Synonym(s): |
-Atragene americana Sims
-Atragene occidentalis Hornem.
-Clematis verticillaris DC. var. grandiflora Boivin
-Clematis verticillaris DC. var. cacuminis Fern.
-Clematis verticillaris DC.
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| English names: |
Purple Clematis
Purple Clematis
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| French names: |
Clématite occidentale
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| Classification: |
Kingdom: Plantae
Divison: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Ranunculaceae
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| OPL Code: |
WCLEOCO
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998) |
| Lifeform: |
1.2 |
| Lifecycle: |
P |
| Source database: |
FOIBIS, June 2005-2012 |
| Floristic Affinities: |
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| Distribution: |
-
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| Ecosystem: |
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| Microhabitat: |
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| Ethnobotanical Notes: |
Infusion of plant given to horses as a diuretic. Leaves used to remove "ghost bullets," supernatural objects shot into people by ghosts(*11)(3). |
| Key Characters: |
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