Western white clematis

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Clematis ligusticifolia is a climbing, spreading vine with showy flowers. It is also known as old-man's beard, yerba de chiva, and virgin's bower,. It is native to North America where it is widespread across the western United States in streamside thickets, wooded hillsides, and coniferous forests up to 8,500 feet (2,600 m).

• It belongs to the Ranunculaceae family. ^iNaturalist
• USDA PLANTS describes it as a vine with a perennial life cycle. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• USDA PLANTS lists it as native in the lower 48 states and records it in 17 states. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• NatureServe lists it as native to Idaho. ^NatureServe
• USDA PLANTS lists its flower color as white. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• USDA PLANTS gives its bloom period as mid summer. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• USDA PLANTS lists a mature height of about 1 ft. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• iNaturalist has 431 research-grade sightings of it in Idaho, ranking #93 among the 109 flowers on our Idaho list. ^iNaturalist