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Clematis viorna
Foliage is thin, some simple, some pinnately compound. The vine grows to about 13 feet (4 meters). Flower color can be pale lavender to reddish purple with yellow toward the tips. Flower shape can be urn -shaped to bell-shaped.
Spotted on stream bank under forest canopy. Found in rich, moist forests and thickets and river banks in the Piedmont and mountains.
All species are toxic, all parts. Primarily a southeastern species, it is listed as endangered in Illinois and Pennsylvania.
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