Clematis cirrhosa is a species of flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae, native to the Mediterranean. It includes the 'Freckles', 'Wisley Cream' and 'Jingle Bells' cultivars, with 'Freckles' and 'Wisley Cream' having gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3][4]
| Clematis cirrhosa | |
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| Flowers | |
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| 'Freckles' cultivar | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Ranunculaceae |
| Genus: | Clematis |
| Species: | C. cirrhosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Clematis cirrhosa L., 1753[1]
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Clematis cirrhosa var. balearica (Balearic Islands) | |
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It is also one of 8 subdivisions in the Thorncroft Clematis catalogue, published in 2000.
References edit
- ^ L., Sp. Pl. 544. 1753
- ^ Spach Hist. Nat. Vég. 7: 261 1838
- ^ "Clematis cirrhosa var. purpurascens 'Freckles' (C) clematis 'Freckles'". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ "Clematis cirrhosa 'Wisley Cream' (C) clematis 'Wisley Cream'". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.