Clematis crispa

ClassificationDicots
FamilyRanunculaceae
Family (Traditional)Ranunculaceae
GenusClematis
Species:Clematis crispa L.
Common NameSwamp Leather Flower
Growth Habitvine - liana
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Woody; Natural Area Presence: DRU; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: vine - liana; Moisture Requirements: Mesic-Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Wetland; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Leaf Arrangement: opposite; Leaf Complexity: compound; Leaf Dissection: 2; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: pinnate; Leaflet Margins: dentate; Leaflet Margins: lobed; Base Flower Color: Pink; Base Flower Color: Purple; Base Flower Color: White; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Achene; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Placentation Type: Marginal; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value 7
StatusNative; AGCP (FACW), EMP (FACW) (NWPL); TN[SNR] KY[S2] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Carlisle (KY), Fulton (KY), Hickman (KY), Bedford (TN), Dyer (TN), Hardeman (TN), Hardin (TN), Haywood (TN), Humphreys (TN), Lauderdale (TN), Obion (TN), Rutherford (TN), Shelby (TN), Stewart (TN), Weakley (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, EKY, UTM, SWMT, MTSU, MEM, TENN

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1938 - 2003

Accession No. (click for full details)
County
State
Coll. Date
Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
MTSU004241 Bedford Tennessee 23 Apr 2000 Joey Simmons
 MTSU
Clematis crispa
MEM005805 Carlisle Kentucky Raymond Athey
 MEM
Clematis crispa
TENN-V-0097903 Dyer Tennessee
TENN
Clematis crispa
TENN-V-0097902 Dyer Tennessee
TENN
Clematis crispa
31234100719408 Fulton Kentucky Landon & Eric McKinney Terri L. Hamilton L.E.M.
 EKY
Clematis crispa
TENN-V-0098364 Fulton Kentucky
TENN
Clematis crispa
APSC0102411 Fulton Kentucky
APSC
Clematis crispa
MEM010692 Fulton Kentucky Elizabeth M. Browne, Edward T. Browne Jr.
 MEM
Clematis crispa
31234100587201 Fulton Kentucky Elizabeth M. Browne
 EKY
Clematis crispa
TENN-V-0098365 Fulton Kentucky
TENN
Clematis crispa
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Clematis crispa - Milo Pyne
Clematis crispa - Milo Pyne
Clematis crispa - Milo Pyne
Clematis crispa - Milo Pyne