| Fragrant Virgin's Bower |
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| File size | 547072 |
| Original date | 10/18/09 10:29 AM |
| Resolution | 1508 x 1131 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire |
| Focal length | 6.3mm |
| Exposure time | 1/250s |
| Aperture | 7.1 |
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| Metering Mode | Spot |
| Camera make | SONY |
| Camera model | DSC-P52 |
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Botanical name: Clematis flammula Family: Ranunculaceae (Buttercup family)
Fragrant Virgin's Vower is a climber native to southern Europe and
northern Africa, but it is cultivated worldwide as an ornamental plant in
gardens. Oppositely arranged leaves are double-compound, falling in
autumn. Leaflets are thick, sparsely hairy, entire (rarely 2-lobed). This
woody vine bears fragrant white flowers, 2-3 cm across, and small green
achenes. When the flowers are newly opened they have a strong sweet almond
fragrance. The vine grows in a tangled mass that is heavily sprinkled with
flowers throughout the warmer months. It is popular with gardeners as a
decoration along fences and trellises, or as ground cover. If the vine has
no other plants or structures to climb on, it will climb on itself,
forming a large, densely tangled bush. The plant sends out many shoots and
can reach over five meters in height. It is sweet-smelling but poisonous.
| Identification credit: Satish Pardesi, Tanay Bose | Photographed in Nagpur & Shimla. |
• Is this flower misidentified? If yes,