Clematis versicolor Small

Stems viny, to 5 m, glabrous or sparsely pubescent. Leaf blade 1-pinnate; leaflets 8-10 plus additional tendril-like terminal leaflet, elliptic to ovate, usually unlobed, occasionally 2-3-lobed, 2-8 × 1.5-6.5 cm, leathery, abaxially and adaxially prominently reticulate; surfaces abaxially glabrous and glaucous. Inflorescences axillary, 1-7-flowered. Flowers broadly urn-shaped; sepals abaxially pale lavender to reddish purple, grading to pale green toward tip, narrowly ovate, 1.5-3 cm, margins not expanded, thick, not crispate, tomentose, tips acute, slightly spreading, glabrous. Achenes: bodies appressed-pubescent; beak (3-)5-6 cm, plumose. 2 n = 16.

Ala., Ark., Ky., Mo., Okla., Tenn., Tex.

Flowering spring-summer (Jun-Aug).

Calcareous outcrops, sandy soils, dry woods and thickets, barrens, and roadsides; 30-100m.

Viorna versicolor (Small ex Rydberg) Small

Clematis versicolor (pale leatherflower) is a species of flowering plant in the Buttercup family. It is a twining vine native to the Southeastern United States and Ozark Mountains. In this range it is found in scattered calcareous regions, where it is found on limestone outcrops, in thickets, and dry woods. It flowers in the summer.

It is separated from similar-looking species by its white-waxy, generally hairless, leathery leaves, and its lavender to cream colored flowers.

Clematis versicolor là một loài thực vật có hoa trong họ Mao lương. Loài này được Small mô tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1901.