Clematis stans




Family Ranunculaceae
Subamily Ranunculoideae
Tribe Anemoneae
Scientific name Clematis stans Siebold & Zuccarini
Synonyms Clematis stans Siebold & Zuccarini forma albida Honda; Clematis stans Siebold & Zuccarini forma rosea Honda
Common name (Japanese common name) kusa-botan (クサボタン, 草牡丹 [meaning: herbal botan (botan = Paeonia)])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu
(Other nations) none
Habitat Subalpine or mountane forest
Chromosomal number unknown
Description Plants 50-100cm tall, hairy. Leaves palmately trifoliolate, leaflets each ca. 8-13cm long, hairy. Flowers pale purple, pink or white, bracts 5-8mm long, 4 calyx lobes each 12-14mm long, male flower is bigger than female flower, flowering in July to August. Subshurb or perrenial plants.
Reference Clematis stans Siebold & Zucc.
The Study on the Constituents of Clematis and Akebia spp. I. Distribution of Triterpenes and Other Components



August 2008
at Nikko Botanical Garden
August 2008
at Nikko Botanical Garden
August 2008
at Nikko Botanical Garden



August 2006
at Mt. Kirigamine
August 2006
at Mt. Kirigamine



August 2008
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden