Coastal Virgin's-bower

Clematis catesbyana

Native to Kentucky (estimated)

Rare or protected plant. Specialist conservation planting; excluded from routine garden suggestions. Plant caution source

Hidden from default planting suggestions. Wildlife value and native status remain unchanged.

Photographs are not available yet.

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

10CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including KY

Genus host records with ranges including KY · Clematis

Alcathoe caudataClematis Borer, Clematis Clearwing Moth
Eutrapela clematariaCurved-Tooth Geometer, Purplish Brown Looper
Horisme intestinataBrown Bark Carpet
Hyphantria cuneaFall Webworm
Orgyia leucostigmaWhite-Marked Tussock Moth
Platynota idaeusalisTufted Apple-Bud Moth
Pleuroprucha insulsariaCommon Tan Wave
Pseudothyris sepulchralisMournful Thyris
Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformisEvergreen Bagworm Moth
Thyris maculataSpotted Thyris

Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)

9BeesSoutheastern regional records

Southeastern regional records · Clematis

Individual names are not available yet.

Noori, Seltmann & Orr 2026, A curated and integrated dataset for exploring global bee-plant interactions (GloBI), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0

0Specialist beesPollen specialists

—BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

No records yet · Ants · Beetles · Flies · Adult butterflies / moths · Other wasps · Other insects

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family: Ranunculaceae
Flower color: White

Growing sources and scope

Flower color · “White” · Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Life cycle · “Perennial” · Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
primary_flower_color · “white” · Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

Also known as

Catesbys Virgins Bower; Clematis ligusticifolia; Coastal Virgin's bower; Satin Curls

Conservation status

Kentucky rank	S1
Global rank	G5
KY status	Not verified
Federal status	Not verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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