Utah Valley University Herbarium

Label

Accession No. 15018 
Family Ranunculaceae 
Species Clematis orientalis L.
Common name "Oriental virginsbower"
Collector Information Kenna Mikesell  (63)  02 September 2007
Geography United States,  Utah, Utah County
Lat./Long. 40°  14' 20.48" N, 110°  43 ' 24.91" W at 4530 feet (1381 m)
Locality Provo River Trail, 5 yards W of I-15 tunnel; 
Ecology riparian community. 
Climate NCDC temperatures, daily high (red), daily average (green) and daily low (blue), from 1970 to 2000 at this location.   NCDC average monthly precipitation from 1970 to 2000 at this location.

Taxonomy


Synonyms recognized by ITIS (bold taxon is currently accepted):

     Clematis orientalis L.

     Clematis aurea A. Nels. & J.F. Macbr.
     Viticella orientalis (L.) W.A. Weber

Common Name(s): Chinese clematis, oriental virginsbower.

Taxonomic Hierarchy: (ITIS TSN=18705, click for more information and references)

        Kingdom: Plantae
            Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
                Division: Magnoliophyta
                    Class: Magnoliopsida
                        Subclass: Magnoliidae
                            Order: Ranunculales
                                Family: Ranunculaceae
                                    Genus: Clematis
                                        Species: Clematis orientalis
                                                                                            

Images

Images of other samples of the same species:
specimen image: 01306s1.jpg 
01306
specimen image: 01411s1.jpg 
01411
specimen image: 02069s1.jpg 
02069
specimen image: 02189s1.jpg 
02189
specimen image: 03821s1.jpg 
03821
specimen image: 03822s1.jpg 
03822
specimen image: 07238s1.jpg 
07238

Nearby Accessions


Other accessions in the database collected near this one:

Accession Name Dist., dir.
15021 Apocynum cannabinum      "Indianhemp" 1825 ft. E
15025 Asclepias speciosa      "showy milkweed" 2298 ft. E
15024 Cornus sericea      "redosier dogwood" 2099 ft. E
15019 Crataegus monogyna      "oneseed hawthorn" 1504 ft. E
15020 Fraxinus velutina      "velvet ash" 1816 ft. E
15027 Morus alba      "white mulberry" 1941 ft. E
15022 Parthenocissus quinquefolia      "Virginia creeper" 1825 ft. E
15028 Populus alba      "white poplar" 1941 ft. E
15029 Populus balsamifera      "balsam poplar" 1941 ft. E
15031 Populus nigra      "Lombardy poplar" 2228 ft. E
15017 Rubus leucodermis      "whitebark raspberry" 568 ft. NW
15016 Salix × fragilis   [alba × euxina]   "crack willow" 2460 ft. E
15023 Solanum dulcamara      "climbing nightshade" 2057 ft. E
15026 Tamarix       "tamarisk" 2302 ft. E
15030 Ulmus       "elm" 1941 ft. E

Locale


Nearby locations from the USGS Geographic Name Information System (GNIS) database:

Name County Dist., dir. Elevation (ft.) 7.5' Quad Name
Cockey Hollow (Valley) Duchesne County, UT 1.5 mi. NE   Tabby Mountain 
Coyote Draw (Valley) Duchesne County, UT 2.6 mi. NW   Tabby Mountain 
Rough Hollow (Valley) Duchesne County, UT 3 mi. NW   Tabby Mountain 
Red Creek Wildlife Management Area (Park) Duchesne County, UT 3.7 mi. N 7244  Tabiona 
Santaquin Draw (Valley) Duchesne County, UT 3.1 mi. NE   Tabby Mountain 
Trail Hollow (Valley) Duchesne County, UT 3.9 mi. NE   Tabby Mountain 
Mill Hollow (Valley) Duchesne County, UT 3.9 mi. NE   Tabby Mountain 
Sand Wash (Valley) Duchesne County, UT 4.2 mi. SW   Strawberry Pinnacles 
Grey Wolf Mountain (Summit) Duchesne County, UT 3.9 mi. NW 7451  Tabby Mountain 
Currant Creek (Stream) Duchesne County, UT 4.7 mi. SW   Jimmies Point 
Cedar Mountain (Summit) Duchesne County, UT 5.5 mi. S 7661  Strawberry Pinnacles 
Right Fork Mill Hollow (Valley) Duchesne County, UT 5.9 mi. N   Tabby Mountain 

Links

Taxon Links for species Clematis orientalis  L.

CalPhotos, Berkeley Digital Library Project

CNPS Manual of California Vegetation Database

USDA Plants database
University of Washington Herbarium: Plants of Washington (images)

Texas A&M University: Image Library (images)

Lady Bird Johnson's Wildflower Center

Google Images

External link to this species in the UVU Herbarium:
http://herbarium.UVU.edu/virtual/search.asp?taxon=Clematis+orientalis

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