| Hanging-Bells Clematis |
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| File size | 165246 |
| Original date | 11/9/07 12:48 PM |
| Resolution | 1200 x 900 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 5.8mm |
| Exposure time | 1/118s |
| Aperture | 3.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | NIKON |
| Camera model | COOLPIX S6 |
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Botanical name: Clematis roylei Family: Ranunculaceae (Buttercup family)
Hanging-Bells Clematis is Himalayan vines with
cream-colored drooping bell-shaped flowers, in leafy branched clusters.
Petals are oblong with curled back tips, 1.8-2,5 cm, densely silky
haired outside, hairless inside. Stamen filaments are hairy on the
lower half. Leaves are compound with 2.5-7.5 cm long leaflets which are
ovate-lanceshaped, irregularly toothed, either undivided or 3-5 lobed.
Stems are slender and the branches are silky-haired. This vine is not
easy to distinguish from
Himalayan Clematis. Branches of
Himalayan Clematis are hairless. Hanging-Bells Clematis is found in the
Himalayas, from Himachal Pradesh to C. Nepal, at altitudes of 450-2200
m. Flowering: October-December.
| Identification credit: Krishan Lal | Photographed in Sirmaur Distt, Himachal Pradesh. |
• Is this flower misidentified? If yes,