species 9,611 observations
Purple Clematis
Clematis occidentalis
Field notes
Clematis occidentalis is a species of flowering plant in the buttercup family known by the common names western blue virginsbower or purple clematis. It is native to much of southern Canada and the northern United States.
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native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Brown Bark Carpet Moth, Satyr Pug Moth, Setaceous Hebrew Character, Spotted Thyris Moth
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Phytomyza loewii
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Brown Bear, Peach-clematis Aphid, Black Bean Aphid
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Eastern Carpenter Bee, Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, Half-black Bumble Bee
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Children
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Vines
- Light
- Part shade Full shade
- Moisture
- Moist
From USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.