Inflorescences are clusters of 1-3 showy flowers, most often one. Petal-like sepals are hairy on both surfaces and are wider than in C. lingustifolia; stamens, 50-100; pistils 75-100. San Juan Loop Trail, Cleveland National Forest, Riverside Co., CA. 3-29-08. © Joan Avise.

Pipestems

Clematis lasiantha

Most common in chaparral where it blooms in spring (Jan-June).

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Compound leaves with 3-5 leaflets which are lobed or toothed. San Juan Loop Trail, Cleveland National Forest, Riverside Co., CA. 3-29-08. © Joan Avise.

San Juan Loop Trail, Cleveland National Forest, Riverside Co., CA. 3-29-08. © Joan Avise.

An early stage of the hairy-tailed single seeded achenes. San Juan Loop Trail, Cleveland National Forest, Riverside Co., CA. 4-14-12. © Joan Avise.

An early stage of the hairy-tailed single seeded achenes. San Juan Loop Trail, Cleveland National Forest, Riverside Co., CA. 4-14-12. © Joan Avise.

An early stage of the hairy-tailed single seeded achenes. San Juan Loop Trail, Cleveland National Forest, Riverside Co., CA. 4-14-12. © Joan Avise.

The many pistils develop long silky tails that twist together into soft balls. San Juan Loop Trail, Cleveland National Forest, Riverside Co., CA. 7-11-10. © Joan Avise.

Oak Flat, San Mateo Wldns., 4-9-15. © Ron Vanderhoff.