Clematis texensis 'Odoriba' in the Fern Valley Sunny Cultivar Bed

It's a hybrid in the Texensis-Odoriba group. I have yet to see a Texensis hybrid that wasn't beautiful and this is no exception. Except that it purportedly  has no Texensis in it, being a cross between Clematis viorna and C. crispa. Both are natives. Whenever I delve into Clematis genealogy, I get the feeling that there are a lot of open crosses involved; serendipity and all that. Fathyers don't seem to be as readily identifiable as we might wish  The parents of this plant did a good job whoever they were.

Asplenium trichomanes, Maidenhair Spleenwort: Mystery Fern Appears on Limestone wall in Fern Valley

There are no records, and Joan has no memory of them. They must have been there all along (translate to 20-50 years) and just passed as small Ebony Spleenworts. The abundant moisture of the last 18 months has allowed them to grow to a size where their true identity is unmistakable. It's a nice little fern that grows on rock faces and is native throughout the US excepting the prairie states.