General: Western White Clematis (Clematis ligusticifolia) is a climbing vine with notched leaves, white flowers, and many seeds, each with a long feathery plume.

Western White Clematis is an uncommon component of desert and mountain communities in the Upper Sonoran (Mojave Desert Scrub) and higher life zones, especially in areas with water.

Around Las Vegas, look for Western White Clematis in wet canyons at Red Rock Canyon NCA, in wet places in the Spring Mountains, and at Corn Creek on the Desert National Wildlife Range.

Family: Buttercup (Ranunculaceae).

Other Names: Virgin's bower.

Plant Form: Vine with many spreading stems.

Height: Climbs on shrubs and trees.

Stems: Long and thin.

Leaves: Leaves divided (5-15 leaflets), either odd or even pinnate; leaflets long oval and pointed; leaflet edges lobed or toothed, but occasionally entire. Lacks pubescence.

Flowers: Blooms during late spring through fall. Flowers have no petals, but four white sepals appear as petals. Stamens many, and pistils 5 to many.

Seeds: Achene with feathery plumes that carry the seeds on the wind.

Habitat: Wet desert mountains areas.

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