RANUNCULACEAE

Clematis drummondii

Common Names: Texas Virgin's Bower, Old Man's Beard, Love-in-the-Mist

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leaf--this leaf is compound.  Do you notice how it shares characteristics of both palmately and pinnately compound leaves? another leaf, showing the long petioles characteristic of Clematis.  Also, notice the two leaflike stipules at the base of the petiole.
flower--most everything you see here is stamens! flowers again--the flowers occur in the axils of the leaves.  Are the leaves opposite or alternate?
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flower yet again, showing the 5 white sepals at the base (there are no petals in Clematis drummondii)! fruits--most of what you see here are the elongated styles attached to each fruit.  How do you think these fruits are dispersed?  (these fruits are why this vine is sometimes called 'old man's beard')
habit--Clematis drummondii is a vine (it is tough to see in this image, but you can trace the vine by following the flowers) more fruits, with varying degrees of "beardedness"
 
   
   
   

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