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Clematis pauciflora is a species in the Ranunculaceae (Buttercup) family known by the common name Small Leaved Clematis. This flowering plant is native to the chaparral slopes of southern California and Baja California, from the coast to the high desert. It is a woody vine with nodes every few centimeters which produce leaves and flowers. The leaves are made up of several dark green lobed leaflets, each one to three centimeters wide. From each leaf-bearing node grows a flower cluster of one to three flowers with narrow petal-like sepals in shades of light yellow. Most of the flower is made up of a spray of up to 50 stamens and almost as many similar-looking pistils. The fruit is an achene equipped with a long plumelike style. This plant is usually found growing up through larger chaparral shrubs.
Perennial herb, Vine
15 ft Wide
Moderate
Summer Semi-deciduous
Slight
White, Yellow
Winter, Spring
Full Sun, Partial Shade
Low, Very Low
Max 2x / month once established
Moderate
Tolerates cold to 10° F
Fast, Medium, Slow
Tolerates a variety of soils including sand and clay.
Soil PH: 6.0 - 7.5
Prune back excess growth in late summer or fall
7*, 8, 9, 14*, 15*, 16*, 17*, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22*, 23*, 24*
Chaparral slopes and canyons of southern California
Chaparral
Plant this vine near a large, openly branched shrub that it can climb up, such as Manzanita (Arctostaphylos spp.), Ceanothus spp., Mountain Mahogany (Cercocarpus betuloides or minutiflorus), Summer Holly (Comarostaphylis diversifolia ssp. diversifolia), Flannelbush (Fremontodendron spp.), Silk Tassel Bush (Garrya spp.), Toyon (Heteromeles arbutifolia), Mallow (Malacothamnus spp.), Laurel Sumace (Malosma laurina), Hollyleaf Cherry (Prunus ilicifolia), Scrub Oak (Quercus berberidifolia or xacutidens), and Mission Manzanita (Xylococcus bicolor)
Butterflies and moths supported
0 confirmed and 7 likely
Fatal Metalmark
Calephelis nemesis
Tamarack Looper
Eupithecia misturata