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Small-leaved Clematis

Clematis microphylla
Confirmed on site

A native climber that threads through the understorey and flowers cream in spring.

Small-leaved Clematis, Clematis microphylla, at Skye Sanctuary

How to identify it

  • Scrambling or climbing stems through shrubs and over the ground.
  • Divided leaves with narrow leaflets.
  • Cream, star-shaped flowers in spring, followed by fluffy silvery seed heads (its old name is Old Man's Beard).

Where it lives

Threads through the shrub layer. Recorded in the September survey with broom behind it.

When to look

Cream flowers in spring, silvery seed heads after.

Status at Skye

Recorded on Mount Skye, 14 September 2026. Identification likely, to be confirmed on iNaturalist.

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