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Clematis terniflora


 

Clematis terniflora
Sweetautumn clematis

Green turning reddish purple, the thin stems show 12 to 18 ridges along their length. The upper stems die back and turn straw brown in the winter. Each node is the point of origin of 2-6 leaves or multiple branches.

 
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