A NEW LEATHERFLOWER (CLEMATIS: RANUNCULACEAE) FROM THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS

摘要

Clematis vinacea sp. nov., a new, narrowly endemic species of Clematis subg. Viorna is described and illustrated from the southern Appalachian Mountains of the southeastern United States. Its relationship to C. crispa, based on habit, morphology, andphenology is discussed. Its limited distribution is discussed in relation to the Walden Creek geologic formation to which it seems restricted.