NAZ Flora: A Photographic, Annotated Catalog of Northern Arizona Vascular Plants, published by Mindbird Maps & Books

Clematis ligusticifolia

Western White Clematis; Virgin's Bower; Old Man's Beard

A member of the Ranunculaceae, the Buttercup Family

Inflorescence detail, Clematis ligusticifolia, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona.

Inflorescence detail.

Grand Canyon National Park: Along Bright Angel Trail, ca. 6000 feet.

23 July 2002.


Foliage and immature inflorescences of Clematis ligusticifolia, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona.

Foliage and budding inflorescences.

Same plant and time as upper image.

23 July 2002.


Habit, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona.

Habit and habitat, in wash overlooking Grand Canyon.

Bright Angel Canyon is at right background.
Plateau Point is at end of trail visible lower right.
Same plant and time as upper image.

23 July 2002.


Photographs copyright © Lee Dittmann.

This page last revised 11 April 2009.

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