Clematis occidentalis

Clematis occidentalis
C. occidentalis var. dissecta (Wenatchee Mountains, Washington)

Secure  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Ranunculaceae
Genus: Clematis
Species:
C. occidentalis
Binomial name
Clematis occidentalis

Clematis occidentalis is a species of flowering plant in the buttercup family known by the common names western blue virginsbower or purple clematis. It is native to much of southern Canada and the northern United States.