Ranunculaceae FAMILY

Clematis tibetana

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

Although no reports of toxicity have been seen for this species, some if not all members of this genus are mildly poisonous. The toxic principle is dissipated by heat or by drying[ 65 Title A Colour Atlas of Poisonous Plants. Publication Author Frohne. D. and Pfänder. J. Publisher Wolfe Year 1984 ISBN 0723408394 Description Brilliant. Goes into technical details but in a very readable way. The best work on the subject that I've come across so far. ].

Botanical Description

Clematis tibetana is a deciduous climbing plant growing up to 4 metres tall. The plant scrambles over the ground, climbing into the surrounding vegetation where it attaches itself by means of twining leafstalks[ 273 Title Clematis - The Genus Publication Author Grey-Wilson. C. Publisher B. T. Batsford. London. Year 2000 ISBN 0-7134-7659-1 Description An excellent and well illustrated concise guide to all the known specis of Clematis. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine. It is often grown as an ornamental (especially the subspecies vernayi), valued especially for its autumn flowering display.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - Himalayan regions of Pakistan, India, western Nepal, China (Xizang, Sichuan)

HabitatSlopes, scrub, grassy areas and gravelly river banks; at elevations from 2,200 - 4,800 metres[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].