Ranunculaceae FAMILY

Clematis connata

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 connata is a vigorous deciduous climbing plant that can grow up to 7 metres tall, sometimes more. It scrambles into the surrounding vegetation, attaching itself by means of twining leafstalks[ 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. , 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 grown as an ornamental, valued especially for its late summer and autumn flowering.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - Himalayan regions of Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan and southern China (Zixang, Yunnan, Sichuan, Guizhou)

HabitatShady forests, scrub, especially along the sides of streams or rivers; at elevations from 2,000 - 3,400 metres[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. , 272 Title Plants and People of Nepal Publication Author Manandhar. N. P. Publisher Timber Press. Oregon. Year 2002 ISBN 0-88192-527-6 Description Excellent book, covering over 1,500 species of useful plants from Nepal together with information on the geography and peoples of Nepal. Good descriptions of the plants with terse notes on their uses. , 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. ].