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Clematis viridiflora (Kwassakwassa) is a tall, climbing perennial shrub from southern and eastern Africa, unusual for growing near the coast, often on dunes. It needs a warm, frost-free climate with a dry season and support to climb on.
Clematis viridiflora (common name, Kwassakwassa) is a perennial, climbing shrub in the family Ranunulaceae. The native range of the species is Kenya to Namibia. Its specific epithet, viridiflora, means "green-flowered."
Unusually for an African clematis, it is a coastal species, often growing on dunes.
Clematis viridiflora is used as a traditional medicinal plant in Mozambique, where the roots and leaves are used as an inhalation to treat headaches.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Clematis viridiflora 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.
