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Genus: Clematis — virgin's-bower

Flowers: Clematis florida. ~ By Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem. ~ Copyright © 2025 CC BY-SA. ~ ~ Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem - ww2.bgbm.org/Herbarium/default.cfm

Plant form: Clematis florida. ~ By William and Linda Steere and the C.V. Starr Virtual Herbarium. ~ Copyright © 2025 William and Linda Steere and the C.V. Starr Virtual Herbarium. ~ Barbara Thiers, Director; bthiers[at]nybg.org ~ C.V. Starr Herbarium - NY Botanical Gardens

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Ranunculaceae (buttercup family)

This genus’s species in New England

Visit this genus in the Dichotomous Key

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