Biology:Clematis bigelovii
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Ranunculaceae |
| Genus: | Clematis |
| Species: | C. bigelovii
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Clematis bigelovii, common name Bigelow's clematis,[3] is a perennial climbing plant in the family Ranunculaceae. It grows to approximately 2 feet (61 centimeters) in height with purple, solitary, bell-shaped flowers. It is native in Arizona and New Mexico and can be found in woodlands and rocky areas.
Description
Clematis bigelovii is a perennial vine that grows to approximately 2 feet (61 centimeters) in height.[4] Its stems are either erect or twining and sprawling. Leaves are pinnate with 7–11 leaflets. The flowers are terminal, solitary, and bell-shaped. Their sepals are purple, lanceolate, and often with white woolly margins. Clematis bigelovii can flower from March to November.[4]
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Distribution and habitat
Clematis bigelovii has been reported from central to western New Mexico[2] at elevations up to 4,500–5,500 feet (1,400–1,700 meters), occurring in canyons,[1] and from eastern Arizona[2] to 5,000 ft (1,500 m). It thrives in grassland, mountainous areas, and damp, rocky areas as well as pinyon–juniper woodlands to upper mixed conifer forests.[1]
Conservation
As of October 2024[update], NatureServe listed Clematis bigelovii as Apparently Secure (G4) globally, with no status information for either Arizona or New Mexico. The species' global status was last reviewed on 8 May 1991.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Clematis bigelovii Bigelow's Virgin's-bower". https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.134432/Clematis_bigelovii.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Clematis bigelovii Torr." (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/60293-2.
- ↑ Pringle, James S. (1997), "Clematis bigelovii", in Flora of North America Editorial Committee, Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA), 3, New York and Oxford, http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=233500384, retrieved 26 October 2024
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Plant Database Clematis bigelovii". Bloom Information. https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=CLBI2.
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