Perennial to 1 m tall. Leaves pinnate with 5-7 entire leaflets. Flowers in branched clusters; summer. Perianth segments 4, each 1-2 cm long and with hairy edges, white. Styles feathery.
W Asia, S &C Europe
C. ternifolia DC. is a similar but larger growing plant with 3-5 leaflets that are sometimes lobed. Flowering is also more profuse. [C. maximowicziana Franch. & Sav., C. paniculata Thunb.]
Source: (1997). Clematis. In: . 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.
Foliage purple.
