General: Western White Clematis (Clematis ligusticifolia) is a climbing vine with notched leaves, white flowers, and many seeds, each with a feathery plume.

Western White Clematis is an uncommon component of desert and mountain communities in the Upper Sonoran (Mojave Desert Scrub) and higher life zones.

Around Las Vegas, look for Western White Clematis in wet canyons at Red Rock Canyon NCA, in wet places in the Spring Mountains, and at Corn Creek on the Desert National Wildlife Range.

Family: Buttercup (Ranunculaceae).

Other Names: Virgin's bower.

Plant Form: Vine with many spreading stems.

Height: Climbs on shrubs and trees.

Stems: Vine.

Leaves: Notched on the edges to form several points.

Flowers: Blooms in the spring and early summer, and then again in the fall if conditions permit. Flowers white.

Seeds: With feathery plumes that carry the seeds on the wind.

Habitat: Wet desert mountains areas.

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