Ranunculaceae FAMILY

Clematis fusca

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

Although no reports of toxicity have been seen for this species, some if not all members of this genus are mildly poisonous. The toxic principle is dissipated by heat or by drying[ 65 Title A Colour Atlas of Poisonous Plants. Publication Author Frohne. D. and Pfänder. J. Publisher Wolfe Year 1984 ISBN 0723408394 Description Brilliant. Goes into technical details but in a very readable way. The best work on the subject that I've come across so far. ].

Botanical Description

Clematis fusca is a deciduous climbing plant with stems that can become more or less woody, especially near the base; it can grow up to 3 metres tall[ 273 Title Clematis - The Genus Publication Author Grey-Wilson. C. Publisher B. T. Batsford. London. Year 2000 ISBN 0-7134-7659-1 Description An excellent and well illustrated concise guide to all the known specis of Clematis. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food. It is grown as an ornamental.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - eastern Siberia, Russian Far East, northeast China, Japan and Korea.

HabitatShrubberies and open bushy places; at elevations up to 1,200 metres[ 273 Title Clematis - The Genus Publication Author Grey-Wilson. C. Publisher B. T. Batsford. London. Year 2000 ISBN 0-7134-7659-1 Description An excellent and well illustrated concise guide to all the known specis of Clematis. ].