Ranunculaceae
Devil's darning needles
Clematis virginiana
- Family
- Ranunculaceae
- Genus
- Clematis
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Common names
By language (8)
- Bulgarian
- Вирджински повет
- Burmese
- နွယ်ဖြူပင်
- Chinese
- 弗吉尼亚铁线莲
- English
- Devil's darning needles
- Japanese
- クレマティス・ヴィルギニアーナ
- Persian
- کلماتیس ویرجینیایی
- Russian
- Ломонос виргинский
- shn
- တူၼ်ႈၶိူဝ်းသူမ်ႈႁဵၵ်ႇ
Synonyms
- Clematis bracteata (Moench) DC.
- Clematis canadensis Mill.
- Clematis cordifolia DC.
- Clematis dioica subsp. virginiana (L.) Kuntze
- Clematis fragrans Salisb.
- Clematis holosericea Pursh
- Clematis missouriensis Rydb.
- Clematis pensylvanica Donn
- Clematis purshii D.Dietr.
- Clematis virginiana f. missouriensis (Rydb.) Fernald
- Clematis virginiana f. virginiana
- Clematis virginiana var. bracteata (Moench) DC.
- Clematis virginiana var. missouriensis (Rydb.) E.J.Palmer & Steyerm.
- Clematis virginiana var. virginiana
- Clematitis bracteata Moench
- Clematitis cordifolia Moench
Flowers
- Flower colour
- white (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Vine
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: User:SB_Johnny, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: User:SB_Johnny, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Malcolm Manners from Lakeland FL, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.