Millboro Leather Flower (Clematis viticaulis)
Description
Clematis viticaulis is a woody vine, producing erect, hairy stems up to 0.5 metres (1.6 ft) long. The thin, leathery oval leaves are up to 8 centimeters long by 4.5 wide and are oppositely arranged on the stems.The inflorescence is a single urn-shaped flower. There are no petals, just hairy purple or blue-or green-tinged sepals which are lance-shaped and up to 2.5 centimeters long. The sepal tips are pointed or rounded and spread, curve, or curl backward.The fruit is an achene with a plumelike, copper-colored extension up to 4 centimeters long.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum: Magnoliophyta
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Ranunculales
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Family: Ranunculaceae
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Genus: Clematis
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