Clematis vinacea Floden. Subgenus: Viorna. Ocoee Leatherflower, Wine-colored Leatherflower. Hab: Rocky calcareous woodlands, bluffs, and cliffs. Dist: Endemic to se. TN (Polk County) and adjacent GA (Murray County).
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Taxonomy Comments: See Floden (2013) for additional and detailed information.
Synonymy: = K4, Tn, Floden (2013); < Clematis crispa L. – FNA3
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© Alan Cressler: Clematis vinacea, Ocoee River Gorge, Cherokee National Forest, Polk County, Tennessee 5 by Alan Cressler source
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© Alan Cressler: Clematis vinacea, Fruit, Ocoee River Gorge, Cherokee National Forest, Polk County, Tennessee 1 by Alan Cressler source
© Alan Cressler: Clematis vinacea, Ocoee River Gorge, Cherokee National Forest, Polk County, Tennessee 4 by Alan Cressler source