Clematis catesbyana Pursh. Subgenus: Clematis. Common name: Coastal Virgin's-bower, Satin-curls. Phenology: Jun-Sep. Habitat: Dunes and interdune swales with abundant shell hash, calcareous woodlands, thickets, and glades, calcareous hammocks. Distribution: Se. VA south to c. peninsular FL and west to LA, and inland especially in calcareous parts of c. KY, c. TN and n. AR and s. MO, as well as in the Ridge and Valley of VA and disjunct at Linville Caverns, McDowell County, NC, where on dolomite in a geologic window in the Blue Ridge.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, Fl2, FNA3, GW2, K4, Mo3, NS, POWO, S13, Tn, Va, WH3; > Clematis catesbyana Pursh — S; < Clematis ligusticifolia Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray — RAB, misapplied; > Clematis micrantha Small — S; Clematis catesbyana Pursh. Basionym: Clematis catesbyana Pursh 1814 [1813]
Links to other floras: = Clematis catesbyana - FNA3
Show parent genus | Show parent in key(s)
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC
- Midwest: FAC
Heliophily ⓘ: 7
Hover over a shape, letter, icon, or arrow on the map for definition or see the legend.




Feedback
See something wrong or missing on about Clematis catesbyana? Let us know here: (Please include your name and email if at all complicated so we can clarify if needed.) We greatly appreciate feedback, and will include updates from you in our next webapp update, which can take a few months. If a species is not keyed, that's because keying is ongoing. Please don't send us feedback about unkeyed species.
Horticultural Information
Intro:
Stems:
Leaves:
Inforescence:
Flowers:
Fruits:
Comments:
Height:
plant sale text:
bloom table text:
description:
stems:
leaves:
inflorescence:
flowers:
fruits:
comments:
cultural notes:
germination code:
native range:
0 unsaved edits on this page.