Ranunculaceae FAMILY

Clematis alpina

Edibility

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Medicinal

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Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Clematis alpina is a deciduous climbing plant with slender,woody stems; it can grow around 2 - 3 metres tall, occasionally more. The plant scrambles into the surrounding vegetation, attaching 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 sometimes cultivated for use as an ingredient in commercial cosmetic preparations[ 1243 Title CosIng Publication Author Website http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description CosIng is the European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. ]. It is commonly grown as an ornamental, valued especially for its floral display in the spring, there are many named varieties[ 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. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeMountainous regions of Europe from France and Germany, east to southwest Russia, Ukraine, Romania and Bulgaria

HabitatRocky woodland, both deciduous and coniferous, woodland edges, mountain scrub, open slopes occasionally on cliffs; at elevations from 400 - 2,900 metres[ 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. ].