| Charming Clematis |
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| File size | 293047 |
| Original date | 8/17/06 1:23 PM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 16.2mm |
| Exposure time | 1/144s |
| Aperture | 4.9 |
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| Metering Mode | Partial |
| Camera make | NIKON |
| Camera model | E3700 |
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Botanical name: Clematis grata Family: Ranunculaceae (Buttercup family)
Synonyms: Clematis cordata, Clematis vitalba subsp. grata
Synonyms: Clematis cordata, Clematis vitalba subsp. grata
Charming Clematis is a vigorous climber distinguished by its clusters of
many small cream-colored fragrant flowers, with spreading petals. Petals
are 4-8 mm, ovate-oblong, woolly-haired beneath. The numerous stamen
filaments are hairless. Leaves are compound with usually 5 leaflets.
Leaflets are 3-8 cm long, ovate-lanceshaped, long-pointed, strongly
toothed or lobed, hairy beneath. Charming Clematis is found in the
Himalayas, from Afghanistan to C. Nepal and China, at altitudes of
600-2400 m. Flowering: July-September.
| Identification credit: Gurcharan Singh | Photographed in Govindghat-Ghanghria route, Uttarakhand & Kashmir. |
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