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Clematis akebioides

Clematis akebioides
Photo: Zoya Akulova, CC BY-SA 3.0

Clematis akebioides is a climbing vine in the buttercup family, native to western China and Mongolia, with greenish yellow bell-shaped flowers. It grows in shrubland and uses its stems to climb over other plants.

Family
Ranunculaceae (Buttercup family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Part shade
Safety
Toxic: Clematis species contain irritant compounds that can cause skin and mouth irritation if plant parts are eaten or handled, though the sources here do not specify this species' effects on people.. Toxic to cats and dogs (ASPCA).
Native range
E. Tibet to W. Inner Mongolia
Climate
temperate

About

Clematis akebioides is a species of flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae. It is native to China and Mongolia. It comes in many different colors, but is mainly greenish yellow. It contains certain chemical constituents that are widely used in western medicine. The species usually grows in shrub lands where it uses its stems to provide support for other plants.

Where it grows

Clematis akebioides is found mainly in Western China. They are found in Gansu, West Nei Mongol, Qinghai, West Sichuan, East to Southeast Xizang, and the Yunnan providence. It is also found in parts of Canada. The plant has been found to be endemic to 7 different geographical regions of China, while other members of the Ranunculaceae family are only endemic to 4-5 of the geographical regions. These 7 geographical regions are the humid region and temperate zones, the humid and warm temperate region, the humid and subtropical zone, the humid and tropical zone, the temperate grassland region, the temperate and warm deserts and the Qinghai-Tibet alpine and cold region.

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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Clematis akebioides by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.

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