Clematis cirrhosa L.

Spice Flower Fruit In the field

Family: RANUNCULACEAE

Genus: Clematis

Catalan common name: Tombabarres. Tombadent. Vidalba.

Spanish common name: Clemátide.

Province distribution: Balearic Islands.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca. Menorca. Ibiza. Formentera. Cabrera. Dragonera.

General distribution (Phytogeography): South Mediterranean

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Phanerophyte.

Habitats: Hedges. Wild olive trees and other sclerophyllous shrublands. Juniperus phoenicea subsp. turbinata forest. Rocky surfaces and dry stone walls. Garriques of Olea europea and walls.

Characteristics: This is a climbing plant we often find on dry walls, also on the bushes in dry garrigues (Mediterranean woodland) in the islands. It flowers during autumn and winter, on the contrary to Clematis flammula which flowers nearly in summer. The flowers hang down like small, cream-coloured bells with darker lines and a slight hairiness on the outer side.