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Clematis reticulata
The plant can be identified by its angled, vining stems, rounded leaflets, and purple flowers. The leaflets of the leaves are thick and have reticulate venation.
Native to the South-Eastern and Southern states. Dry sandy woods, savannahs. This one was photographed at the Aiken Gopher Tortoise Heritage Preserve near Windsor (Aiken County), SC.
Flowering spring-summer (May-Jun).
Spotted on Apr 28, 2012
Submitted on Mar 23, 2013
7 Comments
Nice leather flower. Love seeing these in the woods.
Very nice shot.
Love these :)
Lovely flowers :)
What a beautiful flower. Great spotting Ken :)
Very pretty!
Beautiful picture!