Clematis virginiana
devil's darning needles, virgin's bower, devil's-darning-needles, virginia bower, old man's beard
Family
Ranunculaceae
Leaf Arrangement
alternate
Leaf Attachment
petiolate
Leaf Type
compound, palmate, simple, trifoliolate
Growth Form
vine
Flower Color
brown, green, white
Flower Month
July - September
Height (meters)
0.5 - 5.0
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
perennial
Wetland Class
FAC
Field Characters
White flowers, upland, leaves less than 1".
Habitat
Low grounds, thickets, and borders of woods, edge of swamp forests, climbing in trees, moist soils.