Clematis bigelovii

Clematis bigelovii
Conservation status
	; Apparently Secure (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Ranunculales
Family:	Ranunculaceae
Genus:	Clematis
Species:	C. bigelovii
Binomial name
	Clematis bigelovii; Torr.
Synonyms
	Clematis douglasii var. bigelovii (Torr.) M.E.Jones ; Clematis palmeri Rose ; Clematis pitcheri var. bigelovii (Torr.) B.L.Rob. ; Coriflora bigelovii (Torr.) W.A.Weber ; Coriflora palmeri (Rose) W.A.Weber ; Viorna bigelovii (Torr.) A.Heller ; Viorna palmeri (Rose) Wooton & Standl. ; ;

Clematis bigelovii, common name Bigelow's clematis,^[3] is a perennial climbing plant in the family Ranunculaceae. It grows to approximately 2 feet (61 centimeters) in height with purple, solitary, bell-shaped flowers. It is native in Arizona and New Mexico and can be found in woodlands and rocky areas.

Description

Clematis bigelovii is a perennial vine that grows to approximately 2 feet (61 centimeters) in height.^[4] Its stems are either erect or twining and sprawling. Leaves are pinnate with 7–11 leaflets. The flowers are terminal, solitary, and bell-shaped. Their sepals are purple, lanceolate, and often with white woolly margins. Clematis bigelovii can flower from March to November.^[4]

Distribution and habitat

Clematis bigelovii has been reported from central to western New Mexico^[2] at elevations up to 4,500–5,500 feet (1,400–1,700 meters), occurring in canyons,^[1] and from eastern Arizona^[2] to 5,000 ft (1,500 m). It thrives in grassland, mountainous areas, and damp, rocky areas as well as pion-juniper woodlands to upper mixed conifer forests.^[1]

Conservation

As of October 2024^[update], NatureServe listed Clematis bigelovii as Apparently Secure (G4) globally, with no status information for either Arizona or New Mexico. The species' global status was last reviewed on 8 May 1991.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Clematis bigelovii Bigelow's Virgin's-bower". NatureServe Explorer. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Clematis bigelovii Torr". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
^ Pringle, James S. (1997). "Clematis bigelovii". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). Vol. 3. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press. Retrieved October 26, 2024 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
^ ^a ^b "Plant Database Clematis bigelovii". Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. Bloom Information. Retrieved October 26, 2024.

[natureserve1-1] "Clematis bigelovii Bigelow's Virgin's-bower". NatureServe Explorer. Retrieved October 26, 2024.

[powo-2] "Clematis bigelovii Torr". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved October 26, 2024.

[FNA-3] Pringle, James S. (1997). "Clematis bigelovii". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). Vol. 3. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press. Retrieved October 26, 2024 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.

[WF-4] "Plant Database Clematis bigelovii". Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. Bloom Information. Retrieved October 26, 2024.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]