Home    Plant Identification    Climber Index     

---

Clematis glycinoides

Common Name	Forest Clematis, Headache Vine
Family	Ranunculaceae
Description	Woody climber, suckering to form new plants. Climbs on shrubs and tree
size	Up to 20 metres
Leaf	Glossy, thin leaves, divided into 3 leaflets 30-60mm long. Stalks often twisted around other stems.
Flower	Creamy white 4 tepals with very prominent stamens. Clematis have one unusual feature in that the petals are aborted and the sepals take on the characteristics of petals and are termed tepals. Plants dioecious with male and female flowers on separate plants
Flower Season	September to November
Fruit
Propagation	Seed can be selected and sown in the summer. It can also be propagated by striking semi-hardwood cuttings under glass in high humidity. Pruning is necessary to clear crowded growth to make way for new, more vigorous growth
Details	Clematis is a climber found in the coastal and tableland forests of the eastern states of Australia and on the edges of the eastern rainforests. It will climb to very high level (15 m plus) on trees it can also completely cover small trees and shrubs often killing them.Clematis grows best in a partial shade and deep cool soil with natural mulch. It will grow as a ground cover where there are no adjacent plants to grow up on.
Attracts	Does not produce nectar but small birds will eat the seed
Conservation Status	Common, not threatened
Special Note	Male & female flowers occur on separate plants (dioecious). Female flowers are followed by feathery seed heads.The flower is very similar to the Clematis aristata. The aristata has a noticeable anther appendage >1 mm whereas the glycinoides .has either no or very short <1mm anther appendage. The Aristata mature leaf usually has a fully or part toothed edge whereas the Glycinoides leaf is usually untoothed but may occasionally be partly toothed.

<< Click photos to enlarge >>

Plant

Leaf

Flower

Seed with pappas