RANUNCULACEAE - - Buttercup Family

Clematis sp — Coosa Valley Leatherflower

Click here to go back to the Home Page


{BClematis sp}
Flower

 {Clematis sp}
Flower

{Clematis sp}
Flower

 {Clematis sp}
Flowers / Leaves

{Clematis sp}
Flowers

 {Clematis sp}
Flowers / Leaves

{Clematis sp}
Fruit

 {Clematis sp}
Fruit

{Clematis sp}
Upper Leaf Surface

 {Clematis sp}
Lower Leaf Surface

Note: This taxon is in the process of being named as a new species. It is the most common native Clematis in Floyd County, GA and originally reported from this webmaster's property. Also, it has been introduced into the nursery trade from Anniston, AL.. The range is said to extend from the Coosa Valley in northwest Georgia down through Alabama and back into southern Georgia.

Habitat:

Calcareous flatwoods, outcrops, alluvial soils along streams.




Guide to the Wildflowers, Trees and Shrubs of North Georgia and Adjacent States
Web Page by Richard Ware
send Richard an E-mail