Clematis vitalba
Clematis vitalba
Akasma
Stems ridged, internodes adpressed-hairy. Leaves pinnate with 5 ovate, subcordate, deeply toothed to entire, sparsely pilose to glabrous leaflets. Inflorescence a bracteate axillary panicle; axis densely hairy. Flowers fragrant. Perianth segments 9-11 mm, creamy white to yellowish, densely pubescent outside. Anthers much shorter than the glabrous filaments. Achenes with plumose styles. FI. 6-8. Scrub andforest, s.l.-1500 m.
Europe, Lebanon, Caucasia, N. Iran, Afghanistan.
