Clematis crispa Linnaeus. Subgenus: Viorna. Marsh Clematis, Southern Leatherflower, Swamp Leatherflower, Blue Jasmine. Phen: Apr-Aug (-Sep). Hab: Marshes, tidal and non-tidal swamps, floodplain forests, disturbed wet or moist areas. Dist: FL to TX, north to se. VA and s. IL.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy: = Ar, C, F, Fl2, G, GW2, Il, K1, K3, K4, NcTx, RAB, Tn, Va, W, WH3; = Coriflora crispa (L.) W.A.Weber – Weber (1995); = Viorna crispa (L.) Small – S; < Clematis crispa L. – FNA3; > Clematis crispa L. var. crispa – Tx; > Clematis crispa L. var. walteri A.Gray – Tx; > Viorna crispa (L.) Small var. crispa – S13; > Viorna crispa (L.) Small var. walteri (Pursh) Small – S13; > Viorna obliqua Small – S, S13

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Wetland Indicator Status:

• Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
• Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Great Plains: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Midwest: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily: 6