Brush - Range & Pasture - Old Man's Beard Vine

BES-TEX BRUSH ID GUIDE

Old Man's Beard Vine

Texas Virgin's Bower, Drummond's Clematis

Clematis drummondii

Perennial Woody Vine

Plant Type

Twining vine; buttercup family (Ranunculaceae)

Life Cycle

Perennial; native

Leaf Habit

[PLACEHOLDER]

Typical Height

Climbing vine; length [PLACEHOLDER]

Photo Gallery

Old man's beard white flower among divided vine leaves — **Flowers** Photo: sonnia hill, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Old man's beard toothed, lobed leaflets with twining leaf stalks — **Leaves and Tendrils** Photo: sonnia hill, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

How to Identify It

Quick ID

Leaves

Opposite, compound leaves with 5 to 7 toothed or lobed leaflets (Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center)

Flowers

Pale greenish-white, four sepals
Male and female flowers on separate plants (Wildflower Center)

Seed Plumes

Silky, feathery plumes 2 to 4 inches long on female plants, late summer through fall (Wildflower Center)

Look-Alikes

Other vines

How to tell them apart from old man's beard: [PLACEHOLDER]

Counter script: "If it is a vine on your fence with opposite divided leaves and big silky, feathery seed heads in fall, it is most likely old man's beard."

Where It Grows

Texas

[PLACEHOLDER]

Oklahoma

[PLACEHOLDER]

New Mexico

[PLACEHOLDER]

Sites and soils: Climbs fences and shrubs in rocky or dry habitats (Wildflower Center). Soil detail: [PLACEHOLDER]

Best Time to Control

Best treatment timing for old man's beard: [PLACEHOLDER]. Follow the product label.

Old man's beard is a woody perennial vine. No pre-emergent herbicide controls old man's beard.

Treatment Methods

Herbicide Options

We did not find a Corteva non-restricted product label or Texas A&M Brush Busters guide that lists old man's beard (Clematis). Call BES-TEX for help choosing a labeled option.
Rates and mixes: follow the label

Individual Plant vs. Broadcast

Density guidance for this plant: [PLACEHOLDER]
Follow the label for broadcast use

Product names are examples only. Always read and follow the product label. For product selection and help, contact BES-TEX at 325.653.1300.

Sources: Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, University of Texas at Austin (Clematis drummondii). No Texas A&M or land-grant extension page found. No Corteva non-restricted label or Brush Busters guide found listing this vine.