Clematis genus --- Buttercup family
blue clematis (Clematis columbiana) -- in June -- Rist Canyon, CO blue & purple
blue clematis (Clematis columbiana) -- in June -- Kreutzer Nature Trail, Poudre Canyon, Larimer County, CO
old-man's-beard (Clematis drummondii) -- in September -- Cloudcroft, Lincoln National Forest, NM white & cream
sugarbowls (Clematis hirsutissima) -- in April -- Mill Creek Link Trail, Lory State Park, CO blue & purple
virgin's bower (Clematis ligusticifolia) -- in July -- Magpie Meander, Fort Collins Natural Area, Larimer County, CO
virgin's bower (Clematis ligusticifolia) -- in August -- Round Mountain Natural Area, Loveland, CO white & cream
male female
virgin's bower (Clematis liguisticifolia) -- in August -- Watson Lake State Wildlife Area, Larimer County, CO
virgin's bower (Clematis ligusticifolia) -- in August Arthur's Rock Trail, Lory State Park, CO white & cream
virgin's bower (Clematis ligusticifolia) -- in August -- Orchard Cove Trail, Lory State Park, CO
western blue virgin's bower (Clematis occidentalis var. grosseserrata) -- in June -- Lower Dadd Gulch, Poudre Canyon, Larimer Cty.
devil's darning needles (Clematis virginiana) -- in July -- Acadia National Park, Maine white & cream