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Vasevine Leatherflower

Clematis viorna

Found in moist forests, woodlands, thickets, especially over calcareous or mafic rocks. FloraQuest, phone app (app page) What its natural habitat tells you

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Native to Virginia. How scores work Is it native here?

Profile 88%

Light
Dappled sunlight, Partial shade
Soil moisture
Usually moist
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At a glance

Life cycle
Perennial
Leaves
Deciduous
Bloom
May to September
Fruiting season
Fall

Not yet recorded · Height · Spread

Recorded in 65 Virginia counties.

Natural habitats

Places it grows wild. Not a planting requirement.

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Moist forests

Shortia beneath rhododendrons in mountain woodland
Regional / representative. Shown: Mountains of North and South Carolina; exact site not identified, a neighboring state.Shortia beneath rhododendrons in mountain woodland, Marian Ellis Rowan, 1901. Public domain. Source record.

Forest edges and thickets

Wooded scene looking out over partially open fields
Named place / source context. Shown: Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, Georgia and Tennessee; which part is not recorded, a neighboring state.Wooded scene looking out over partially open fields, Richard Schlecht, undated. Public domain. Source record.
Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

What these records mean

12CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including VA

Genus host records with ranges including VA · Clematis

  • Alcathoe caudataClematis Borer, Clematis Clearwing Moth
  • Eupithecia misturataInsignificant Pug
  • Eupithecia satyrataSatyr Pug
  • 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
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  • 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
Hardiness
Zones 4a–9b
Soil pH
Neutral
Flower color
Purple or red
Fruit begins
Fall
Fruit ends
Fall

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Growing sources and scope
Also known as

Leather Flower; Vasevine

Conservation status

Virginia rankS4
Global rankG5
VA statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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