Clematis montana

Not to be confused with Clematis montana D. Don, a synonym of Clematis napaulensis

Clematis montana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Ranunculaceae
Genus: Clematis
Species:
C. montana
Binomial name
Clematis montana
Synonyms[1]
  • Anemone curta Wall.
  • C. anemoniflora D.Don nom. illeg.
  • C. chrysocoma var. glabrescens H.F.Comber
  • C. insularialpina Hayata
  • C. kuntziana H.Lév. & Vaniot
  • C. punduana Wall. nom. inval.
  • C. spooneri var. subglabra S.Y.Hu

Clematis montana, the mountain clematis,[2] also Himalayan clematis[3] or anemone clematis, is a flowering plant in the buttercup family Ranunculaceae. A vigorous deciduous climber, in late spring it is covered with a mass of small blooms for a period of about four weeks. The odorous flowers are white or pink, four-petalled, with prominent yellow anthers. It is native to mountain areas of Asia from Afghanistan to Taiwan.[4]

  1. ^ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species".
  2. ^ "Clematis montana". Royal Horticultural Society. 2017. Retrieved 2017-01-27.
  3. ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  4. ^ Wang Wencai, Bruce Bartholomew. "Clematis montana". Flora of China. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. Retrieved 12 May 2013.