Wildflower of the valley
Mountain Clematis, Anemone Clematis
Clematis montana
- How easy to find
- Very rare — you need to search for it — local knowledge helps
- Flower size
- Medium
- Family
- Ranunculaceae (Buttercup family)
- Local name
- Kaunia, Kujju - bali, Churanhar
- Height
- medium
- Flower colour
- green
- Flowering
- April to August
About Mountain Clematis, Anemone Clematis
Clematis montana is a gregarious climbers. Leaves are falling early, fascicled, trifololate. Flowers are white to pale pink. Fruits are a group of compressed ovate achenes with long feathery cream colored style.
Where to find it
- Near the entrance of the valley
Habitat
Common in shruberries
Uses & folklore
Leaves are used for the treatment of diabetes. Juice of the leaves is said to be useful in sinusitis.
What the name means
Clematis: Greek klema (vine-shoot); montana means "of the mountains".
Don't confuse it with
Clematis barbellata (sno 75) has small brownish nodding bells; C. montana has large white-to-pink outward-facing flowers.
