Clematis chrysocoma, the gold wool clematis, is a flowering vine of the genus Clematis. It has showy flowers like many members of that genus, but it also has a yellow down covering its young branches, leaves, and flower stalks. It is endemic to southern China (W Guizhou, W Sichuan, Yunnan).[1]
| Gold wool clematis | |
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| Illustration of Clematis chrysocoma | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Ranunculaceae |
| Genus: | Clematis |
| Species: | C. chrysocoma
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| Binomial name | |
| Clematis chrysocoma Franch.
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Clematis armandii bears clusters of long-stalked 2-inch pinkish white flowers twice each year. It grows to 6–8 feet high and tolerates shade well compared to other varieties of clematis.[2] It is native to western China; in the USA it grows best in American Horticultural Society zones 9 to 6,[2] which are generally found in the southern USA.[3]
References
edit- ^ Wang Wencai, Bruce Bartholomew. "Clematis chrysocoma". Flora of China. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
- ^ a b Bender, Steve, ed. (January 2004). "The Southern Living Garden Book: Completely Revised, All-New Edition". The Southern Living Garden Book (2nd ed.). Birmingham, Alabama: Oxmoor House. p. 251. ISBN 0-376-03910-8.
- ^ "Plant Heat-Zone Map" (PDF). American Horticultural Society. Retrieved 15 Sep 2009.
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