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Clematis hedysarifolia

Clematis hedysarifolia
Photo: M. Hart, Public domain

Clematis hedysarifolia is a woody evergreen climbing vine (liana) native to peninsular India, found in moist deciduous forests of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa and Karnataka. It is a wild forest species rarely grown in gardens, and it flowers in October to November.

Family
Ranunculaceae (Buttercup family)
Grows as
Climber
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Water regularly during the growing season and reduce watering in the dry season, as it grows in seasonally dry tropical forest.
Soil
Well-drained, fertile, moist soil or a rich loam-based mix.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate
Safety
Toxic: Clematis plants contain protoanemonin and related irritant compounds that can cause skin irritation, blistering and gastrointestinal upset if eaten or handled.. Toxic to cats and dogs (ASPCA).
Native range
W. & S. India
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Clematis hedysarifolia is a liana, endemic to peninsular India, belonging to the buttercup family (Ranunculaceae). It was described by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle and published in Regni Vegetabilis Systema Naturale 1: 148, in 1817.

Where it grows

The species is endemic to India, and found in forests of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, and Karnataka states. The creeper occurs in moist deciduous forests between the altitudes of

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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Clematis hedysarifolia 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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