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Alberta Invasive Plant Identification Guide

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Clematis, Yellow<br />

Clematis tangutica, Ranunculaceae (Buttercup Family)<br />

Category: Noxious<br />

•Information: Native to Asia, introduced and sold as an ornamental. Often<br />

found in urban areas growing on fences.<br />

•Life Cycle: Perennial vine.<br />

•Root: Creeping root.<br />

•Leaves: Leaf tips are pointed and edges are coarsely toothed. Leaves may<br />

be slightly hairy on the underside and are deciduous.<br />

•Stems: Branched, 3-4 m long, leaves will grow on new and old woody<br />

stems.<br />

•Flower: Flowers are yellow, 4 petals, bell shaped.<br />

•Seed/Fruits: Numerous seeds, long silky tail.<br />

•Toxicity:<br />

•Control: Hand pull, chemical.<br />

Sarah Schumacher, Wheatland County<br />

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AIPC Fact sheet http://www.invasiveplants.ab.ca/Downloads/FS-YellowClematis.pdf<br />

Sarah Schumacher, Wheatland County<br />

Sarah Schumacher, Wheatland County<br />

Sarah Schumacher, Wheatland County

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