Clematis fremontii

Clematis fremontii
At Kirwin National Wildlife Refuge

Secure  (NatureServe)
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Ranunculaceae
Genus: Clematis
Species:
C. fremontii
Binomial name
Clematis fremontii

Clematis fremontii is a species of flowering plant in the buttercup family known as Fremont's leather flower. It is endemic to the United States where it is known from several disjunct populations throughout the central and southeastern states.[1] Previously unknown populations were discovered in the mid-2000s in Tennessee and Georgia.[2][3] Other names for this plant include Fremont's crowsfoot, Fremont's leather-plant, leatherplant, and rattleweed.[3]

  1. ^ Clematis fremontii. Flora of North America.
  2. ^ Clematis fremontii. NatureServe.
  3. ^ a b Clematis fremontii. USDA NRCS Plant Fact Sheet.