Clematis.—Virgin's Bower.
Botanical name:
Classic texts: King's 1898.
Clematis columbiana (Nutt.) Torr. & Gray.
Engl.: Rocky Mountain clematis, climbing purple virgin's bower, rock clematis, whorl-leaved virgin's bower.
Bot. syn.: Atragene americana Sims., Atragene columbiana Nutt., Clematis pseudoalpina (Kuntze) A. Nels., Clematis verticillaris DC.
Classic texts: King's 1898.
Closeup of flowering branch. Cloudcroft, NM, US. Wild. 1998-06-01.
Classic texts: DMNA 1884-1887.
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