Flag for Taxon: Clematis ternifolia
| Flagger | Content Author | Content | Reason | Flag Created | Resolved by | Resolution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| wildlander | Clematis ternifolia |
this is a misspelling of Clematis terniflora and not a legitimate species |
Sep. 12, 2020 23:33:50 +0000 | jdmore |
Swap committed |
Comments
Eh, plant names are screwy in the nursery world, they sometimes rarely apply to the plant in question. Also it's so close and shares all the same letters with terniflora, I think it's just an error.
Looks like Wikipedia has a redirect from ternifolia -> terniflora. And yes, IPNI and POWO only list the terniflora name. I think you are right that it is a misspelling - it's a common enough one, in both directions, and might have gotten into the nursery trade that way also.
Drafted a swap, but didn't yet commit in case I'm missing something:
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxon_changes/82599
I don't think you're missing anything.
Committed the swap, and left the misspelled name in the scientific synonyms of the correct name, to (hopefull) re-direct any future searches.
That's the way to do it.
Perhaps a cultivar name: https://www.plantworksnursery.com/plant/Clematis-Ternifolia