Botanical name:Clematis ladakhianaFamily:Ranunculaceae (Buttercup family) Synonyms: Clematis orientalis var. longifoliolata, Clematis orientalis var. acutifolia
Ladakh Clematis is a beautiful creeper from Ladakh,
with 2 inches flowers that have 4 tepals, 1.5-2.5 cm long, 4-10 mm
wide, with the upper sides being yellow-bronze mottled with dark red,
while the undersides are paler. The anthers are reddish brown. Flowers
are followed by large and highly-decorative, fluffy seed heads. The
attractive, ferny, bluish green leaves divided into 5-7 narrow
leaflets. Leaflets are rather glaucous-green, narrow-lanceolate, 2.7-9
cm long, 0.4-2 cm wide, entire or with 1-2 lobes in the lower part.
Identification credit: Chris Chadwell
Photographed in Ladakh.
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