Short plumous clematis is an East Asian vine with clusters of small white flowers. Its leaves divide twice, and its fruits develop feathery tails.

Appearance

Growth form
Its woody stems climb through nearby plants.
Leaves
The leaves branch twice into smaller leaflets with toothed edges.
Flowers
Many small white flowers appear together; their showy white parts are rather than petals.
Fruit
Each small dry fruit carries a feathery tail.

Look-alikes

Virgin's-bowerClematis virginiana

Both have sprays of white flowers, but virgin's-bower usually has leaves with three to five leaflets. Short plumous clematis usually divides its leaves twice.

Why they get mixed upBoth are climbing clematis with many small white flowers.

Where it lives

Typical habitats
  • Woodland edges
  • Shrub thickets
Range
Native to Korea, China, Mongolia, and the Russian Far East. It is not native to the United States.

Conservation

IUCN Red List
NENot EvaluatedNot yet assessed
10 sources
  1. iNaturalist taxon API: Clematis brevicaudata
  2. Flora of Korea 2a: Ranunculaceae
  3. Plants of the World Online: Clematis brevicaudata
  4. Flora of China: Clematis brevicaudata
  5. Nikko Botanical Garden: Clematis apiifolia
  6. Kew: Clematis apiifolia var. biternata
  7. 국립생물자원관 국가생물종목록
  8. NC State Extension: Clematis virginiana
  9. iNaturalist taxon search: Clematis apiifolia biternata
  10. 국립생물자원관 관속식물 목록
Short plumous clematis (Clematis brevicaudata) — identification, habitat & look-alikes | Moeyo