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Clematis songarica
Scientific Name: Clematis songarica
Family: Ranunculaceae
Category: Dicot
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Clematis songarica
Also known as Sungari clematis.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Clematis songarica Bunge
- Family: Ranunculaceae (Buttercup Family)
- Synonyms:
- Clematis aspleniifolia Schrenk (though this is more accurately an infraspecific taxon, Clematis songarica var. aspleniifolia (Schrenk) Trautvetter)
- Clematis songarica Siev. ex Steud. (which is actually a synonym of Clematis glauca Willd.)
- Infraspecific Taxa:
- Clematis songarica var. aspleniifolia (Schrenk) Trautvetter
- Clematis songarica var. intermedia Trautv.
- Clematis songarica Siev. ex Steud. var. bossieriana Fedtsch
- Symbol: CLSO6
Distribution and Habitat
- Native to Central Asia, China, Mongolia, and Pakistan.
- Also found in Afghanistan.
Morphological Characteristics
- Flowers are pure white or creamy with pale yellow anthers.
- Flowering occurs from July to September.
- Followed by attractive silvery seed heads.
- It is a climber, but can present as an erect species.
Interactions with Other Organisms
- Extracts from Clematis songarica have demonstrated antibacterial activities.
Further Information
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K) Herbarium.
- RHS (Royal Horticultural Society).
- Encyclopedia of Life.
- B and T World Seeds' database.
- WCSP (potentially the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, although this is inferred).