Woody climber. Leaves bipinnate or tripinnate. Leaflets more or less ovate, lobed and toothed. Flowers solitary in axils of old wood, nodding. Perianth segments hairy, violet or white; spring to summer.

N China, N Russia

Source: Gubbins, B.; Spencer, R. (1997). Clematis. In: Spencer, R.. Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia. Volume 2. Flowering plants. Dicotyledons. Part 1. The identification of garden and cultivated plants. University of New South Wales Press.