Latin name: Clematis ligusticifolia Nutt.
Pronunciation: KLEM-at-is li-goos-ti-si-FO-lee-a
Common name: Virgin's bower
Family: Ranunculaceae (Buttercup)
Habitat: Streamsides and moist places below 7000', many plant communities both cismontane and montane, usually climbing over bushes, Baja to British Columbia
Blooming period: June to September
Name derivations: 1) Clematis 2) ligusticifolia
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