Summary ⁸

Clematis columbiana (rock clematis) is a creeping, slender-stemmed member of the Ranunculaceae, or buttercup family. It is native to the Rocky Mountains blooms blue or purple flowers. The hardy plant can quickly grow to 10-12 feet long and does well in gardens and any well-drained soils.

Botanical Information ⁹

Another name for the Rock Clematis is Tenuiloba. The scientific name is Clematis Columbiana. The classification is Magnoliopsida, Ranunculales, Ranunculaceae, clematis, Clematis columbiana. The rock clematis flower is droopy and it has a bud in the middle. The rock clematis flower is purple and blue.

Ecological Information ¹⁰

This plant grows in the western part of the United States. It prefers soil that is rich and chunky. The animals that eat this plant are birds, bees, hyrax, and turtles.

Ethnobotanical Information ¹⁰

This plant is not edible for humans because it is toxic.

References ⁹

USDA Plants. com
Pfae Plant Data Base. com
Britannica. com

About the Author ¹⁰

Student author(s)*: Jesus (age 13) and Juan (age 12) from South Valley Academy

*The entries in this field guide have been edited by Yerba Mansa Project staff to ensure that they contain quality, fact-checked content and standardized formatting.

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3. (c) Andrey Zharkikh, some rights reserved (CC BY), https://www.flickr.com/photos/zharkikh/6425934487/
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More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• eFloras.org
• Flora of North America (beta)
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
• IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0
• SEINet Symbiota portals
• Tropicos
• USDA PLANTS database
• VASCAN by Canadensys
• World Flora Online

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