Clematis brachiata
| Family: | Ranunculaceae |
| Full name: | Clematis brachiata Thunb. |
| Location: | Sesriem canyon (2415DB) |
| ID status: | Fairly certain |
| Afrikaans common name(s): | Klimop, Lemoenbloeisels, Roosmaryn, Sinkingswortel |
| English common name(s): | Traveller's joy, Old man's beard, Oldman's beard, Poobah's beard, Bridal wreath, Bridalwreath, Wild clematis |
| Synonym(s): | Clematis brachiata Thunb. var. burkei Burtt Davy Clematis burgensis Engl. Clematis dolichopoda Brenan Clematis glaucescens Fresen. Clematis hirsuta Guill. & Perr. var. dolichopoda (Brenan) Staner & J.Léonard Clematis hirsuta Guill. & Perr. var. gallaënsis (Engl. ex Mildbr.) Cufod. Clematis hirsuta Guill. & Perr. var. glabrescens A.Chev. Clematis hirsuta Guill. & Perr. var. hirsuta Clematis petersiana Klotzsch Clematis tibestica Quézel Clematis wightiana Wall. var. gallaënsis Engl. ex Mildbr. |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: | Woody climber. Leaves pinnate with 5-7 ovate leaflets; margins dentate-serrate, some larger giving the leaflet a lobed appearance. Inflorescences many-flowered, sweetly scented. Flowers creamy white. Fruits covered by conspicuous feathery remains of the styles. |
| Link(s) |
African Plant Database
JSTOR Plant Science Kew Herbarium Catalogue BGBM Berlin-Dahlem - Virtual Herbarium Züricher Herbarien iNaturalist (Namibia / Alex Dreyer) iNaturalist (Namibia) iNaturalist (southern Africa) Flora of Zimbabwe Fleurs de notre Terre - Galerie Namibie Tree Atlas of Namibia |
| Photographer: | AA Dreyer |
| Date of photograph: | 09 Aug 2010 |
| Camera make: | Canon |
| Camera model: | PowerShot A700 |
| Lens aperture: | f/3.2 |
| Shutter speed: | 1/60 s |
| ISO speed: | - |
| Content last updated: | 18 Apr 2024 |
