DSC_6126 Scented clematis (Clematis foetida) sweet perfumed greenish-yellow flowers, and certainly not foetid. Endemic to the North and South Islands, where it is found in lowland forests and especially on forest margins, sometimes forming huge garlands over native trees. Waihi Gorge, Canterbury *
DSC_6131 Scented clematis (Clematis foetida) sweet perfumed greenish-yellow flowers, and certainly not foetid. Endemic to the North and South Islands, where it is found in lowland forests and especially on forest margins, sometimes forming huge garlands over native trees. Waihi Gorge, Canterbury *
11009-11013 Forster's clematis (Clematis forsteri) a cream flowered vine, endemic to the North and South Islands, from Auckland south to northern Westland and Canterbury. It prefers lowland forests and forest margins, often near the coast, where it scrambles over divaricating shrubs. Woodside Gorge, Marlborough *
