Ranunculaceae
Hairy clematis
Clematis hirsutissima
- Family
- Ranunculaceae
- Genus
- Clematis
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Hairy clematis, Arizona clematis
Synonyms
- Anemone hirsutissima (Pursh) MacMill.
- Anemone patens var. hirsutissima (Pursh) Hitchc.
- Clematis arizonica A.Heller
- Clematis bakeri Greene
- Clematis bigelovii var. arizonica (A.Heller) Tidestr.
- Clematis douglasii Hook.
- Clematis douglasii f. brevisepala Kuntze
- Clematis douglasii f. pulsatilloides Kuntze
- Clematis douglasii subsp. jonesii Kuntze
- Clematis douglasii subsp. wyethii (Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray) Kuntze
- Clematis douglasii var. erectisepala Kuntze
- Clematis douglasii var. jonesii Kuntze
- Clematis douglasii var. rosea (Cockerell) Cockerell
- Clematis douglasii var. wyethii (Nutt.) Kuntze
- Clematis eriophora Rydb.
- Clematis hirsutissima var. arizonica (A.Heller) R.O.Erickson
- Clematis jonesii Rydb.
- Clematis scottii var. eriophora (Rydb.) Tidestr.
- Clematis wyethii Nutt.
- Coriflora hirsutissima (Pursh) W.A.Weber
- Pulsatilla hirsutissima (Pursh) Britton
- Pulsatilla patens subsp. hirsutissima Zämelis
- Viorna arizonica (A.Heller) A.Heller
- Viorna bakeri Rydb.
- Viorna douglasii (Hook.) Cockerell
- Viorna douglasii var. rosea Cockerell
- Viorna eriophora Rydb.
- Viorna hirsutissima (Pursh) A.Heller
- Viorna jonesii Rydb.
- Viorna wyethii Rydb.
Flowers
- In flower
- April to June (from 326 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Brand R, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Wendy McCrady, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Teresa Jegelewicz Mayfield-Meyer, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Ellen Watrous, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alex Lomas, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Janine Sheldon, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: peganum from Small Dole, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kurio CT, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Craig Martin, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: peganum from Small Dole, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: John Newby, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.