Clematis montana DC.

Deciduous woody climber; stem terete, weakly ribbed. Lvs sparsely hairy, green, 3-foliolate, (3)–6–10–(12) × (2)–4–8 cm; leaflets thin, lanceolate, cuneate at base, acuminate; margin coarsely serrate; petiole (2)–4–8–(10) cm long, with sparse silky hairs. Fls erect, ☿, solitary or 2–3 clustered in lf axils. Bracts ovate to triangular, clustered at base of peduncle. Sepals 4, valvate, white to pink, glabrous above, hairy beneath, elliptic-oblong, obtuse, 29–32–(37) × 13–18–(22) mm. Anthers 2.5–3.5 mm long; filaments glabrous, linear. Achenes compressed, glabrous, 4–5 mm long. Styles 4–5 cm long at fruiting.

[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]

Flowering: Oct.–Nov.; Fruiting: Jan.–Apr.