Clematis vitalba, a plant of the Ranunculaceae family, is also known as Traveller's Joy and what other name?
Clematis vitalba Clematis vitalba Clematis vitalba (also known as old man's beard and traveller's joy) is a shrub of the Ranunculaceae family. "Clematis vitalba" is a climbing shrub with branched, grooved stems, deciduous leaves, and scented greeny-white flowers with fluffy underlying sepals. The many fruits formed in each inflorescence have long silky appendages which, seen together, give the characteristic appearance of "old man's beard". The grooves along the stems of "C. vitalba" can easily be felt when handling the plant. This species is eaten by the larvae of a wide range of moths. This includes many species which are reliant on it
Clematis viruses, slugs and snails, scale insects, aphids, earwigs, and green flower disease, which is usually caused by infection with a phytoplasma, a type of bacterium. Clematis Clematis is a genus of about 300 species within the buttercup family, Ranunculaceae. Their garden hybrids have been popular among gardeners, beginning with "Clematis" × "jackmanii", a garden standby since 1862; more hybrid cultivars are being produced constantly. They are mainly of Chinese and Japanese origin. Most species are known as clematis in English, while some are also known as traveller's joy, a name invented for the sole British native, "C. vitalba", by the