| Royle's 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)
Royle's 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. Royle's 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,