Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Clematis connata DC.
Common name : Himalayan Clematis
Habit : Woody climber
Habitat : On shrubs in dry valleys and in Blue Pine and Spruce forests, 1370-3050 m. altitude
Comments / notes : At an altitude of about 1000-1600 m.
Key identification features : Glabrous or young parts covered with scattered hairs. Leaflets 3-7, ovate-cordate. Flowers in many flowered panicles, white. Achenes silky with long feathery silky hairy tails.
Flower, Fruit : June-November
Distribution :
Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
Arunachal Pradesh : Tawang district
Native : China South-Central, East Himalaya, Nepal, Pakistan, Tibet, West Himalaya, India
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : China South-Central, East Himalaya, Nepal, Pakistan, Tibet, West Himalaya, India
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 66; P.K. Hajra, D.M. Verma and G.S. Giri. Flora of India, Sereies 2 : Materials For The Flora Of Arunachal Pradesh. Vol. 1. pp. 50.