Horizon of Nature: The Prettiest and Most Fragrant Winter Flower of the Siming Mountains

In winter, very few flowers in the mountains are in bloom, but there is one plant that defies the norm: the opposite-leaved Asian virginsbower, a perennial vine belonging to the Clematis genus of the Ranunculaceae family. Their distribution is limited to creeksides in mountainous areas. Most species in the Clematis genus are alternate-leaved, but opposite-leaved virginbowers are an exception, hence the name. When the flowers bloom, they look like tiny white bells hanging from the vine and give off a subtle fragrance. Recently, I ventured into the hills of Longguan Township, Haishu, to seek out the beautiful opposite-leaved virginbowers.Video: Zhang Haihua, Cai KeNarration:YuKeqiuTranslator:ZhouJuexiaoEditor: Pang JinyanSenior Editor: Lei JunhuEditorial Director: Xu YeChief Editor: Liu Xiongfei

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