Old man's beard (Clematis vitalba) also known as traveller's joy is a climbing shrub of the family Ranunculaceae (Buttercup family)

Clematis vitalba has branched, grooved stems, deciduous leaves, and scented greeny-white flowers with fluffy underlying sepals. The many fruits formed in each inflorescence have long silky appendages which, seen together, give the characteristic appearance of old man's beard. In Italy, the sprouts are harvested to make omelettes (called "vitalbini" in Tuscany, "visoni" in Veneto). Numerous moths have it as a larval food plant.

Podere Montecucco, Orvieto, Umbria. September 2020