Common name
English: Fragrant Virgin's Bower
German: Mandelwaldrebe
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Ranunculales (76)
Family: Ranunculaceae (53)(family description)
Genus: Clematis (8)
Epithet: flammula L. (1)
Synonyms: Anemone flammula (L.) E.H.L.Krause, Clematis caespitosa Scop., Clematis canaliculata Lag., Clematis diversifolia Gilib., Clematis flammula Batt., Clematis fragrans Ten., Clematis maritima L., Clematis orientalis Seem., Clematis pallasii J.F.Gmel., Clematis rubella Pers., Clematis suaveolens Salisb., Clematitis flammula (L.) Couret-Vill.
caespitosa => growing in dense tufts
diversifolia => with different leaves, variable foliage
flammula => burning
fragrans => fragrant, of pleasant odour
maritima => growing on the seashore, confined to the coast
orientalis => eastern
rubella => reddish
suaveolens => fragrant, sweet-smelling
Characteristics
Climate: sub-tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: liana
Flower colour: beige, white
External links
Check for Clematis flammula at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [504] Clematis vitalba - Plants For A Future database