. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions, from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia, and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102d meridian. Botany; Botany. 124 RANUNCULACEAE. Vol. 4. Viorna versicolor Small. Pale Leather- flower. Fig. 1947. Clematis versicolor Small ; Britton, Man. 421. 1901. Viorna versicolor Small, FI. SE. U. S. 438. 1903- A branching vine, up to 12° long, glabrous or slightly pubescent below the nodes. Leaves pinnate, slender-petioled; leaflets firm, apiculate, oblong to ovate-lanceolate,
. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions, from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia, and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102d meridian. Botany; Botany. 124 RANUNCULACEAE. Vol. 4. Viorna versicolor Small. Pale Leather- flower. Fig. 1947. Clematis versicolor Small ; Britton, Man. 421. 1901. Viorna versicolor Small, FI. SE. U. S. 438. 1903- A branching vine, up to 12° long, glabrous or slightly pubescent below the nodes. Leaves pinnate, slender-petioled; leaflets firm, apiculate, oblong to ovate-lanceolate, i'-3' long, conspicuously reticulate, very glaucous beneath; sepals thin, purplish, lanceo- late, about 10" long, glabrous, slightly recurved at the tip, achenes pubescent; persistent styles phimose, white or nearly so. Rocky ledges, Missouri and Arkansas. July. 5. Viorna Viorna (L.) Small, flower. Fig. 1948. Leather- Clematis Viorna L. Sp. PI. 543. I753- Viorna Viorna Small, Fl. SE. U. S. 439. 1903. A vine, climbing to the height of 10° or more over bushes in rich soil. Leaves mostly pinnate; leaflets glabrous, entire, lobed or tri- foliolate; uppermost and lowest leaves often entire; calyx ovoid-campanulate, purple, the sepals remarkably thick; filaments about as long as the anthers; persistent styles plumose throughout, i' long or more, brownish. Banks and thickets, southern Pennsylvania to West Virginia, Georgia and Indiana. Ascends to 4000 ft. in Virginia. May-July. Viorna flaccida Small, differing by entire, more pubescent leaflets, the calyx lavender with green tips, occurs in Kentucky and Tennessee. Viorna Ridgwayi Standley, of Illinois, has long-tipped leaf-lobes or Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Britton, Nathaniel Lord, 1859-1934; Brown, Addison, 1830-1913. N
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