Clematis ligusticifolia
Ranunculaceae
Western White Clematis
Woody vine tangled into treetops or usually found growing along ground, clambering through bushes, over fences. Leaves with main stalk carrying 5–15 leaflets, each with 3 lobes, coarsely toothed. Flowers white in loose clusters, male and female flowers on separate vines often twined together. Male flowers have many stamens; female flowers have many pistils, stamens with no pollen. Seed with long feathery tails attached form fluffy sphere. Grows in wet places, along streams, at low to mid-elevations.
- Rarity: Locally Common
- Flowering Time: Mid Summer
- Flower Form: Petals 5, Completely Free, Regular Shape, Ovary Su
- Life Cycle: Perennial
- Height: vine to 50 feet
- Habitat: East-side Forest, Moist Riverbanks, West-side Forest
- Found In: East Gorge, N Cascades NP, Olympic NP, Siskiyous, Steens, Wallowas
- Native: Yes
- Also Known As: Virgin's Bower
