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| habit--the Clematis
pitcheri vine is climbing through a bunch of Parthenocissus quinquefolia |
flower--because this
flower hangs, we call it pendant |
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| flower closeup--can
you see why this is called leatherflower? There are no petals in
these flowers--the four showy structures are sepals. This flower
has a very different look than that of Clematis drummondii! |
flower face-on, showing
the numerous stamens and a few stigmas in the center |
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| leaves--how are these
different from the leaves of Clematis drummondii? |
Fruit: in the Clematis
genus each flower contains many free carpels (not fused into a single pistil). They can
be seen here each with its persistent style. The fruit is an achene
which is a dry single seeded fruit with the ovary wall attached to
seed at one point. |
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| pedicel - each flower
and the developing fruit are born on a long pedicel |
sometimes the calyx of Clematis
pitcheri can appear quite purple |
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