绣球藤(原变种) xiu qiu teng (yuan bian zhong)

Clematis insularialpina Hayata; C. kuntziana H. Léveillé & Vaniot; C. spooneri Rehder & E. H. Wilson var. subglabra S. Y. Hu.

Leaflet blades 2--7 cm. Flowers 3--5 cm in diam. Pedicel 3--10(--12) cm. Sepals 1.3--3 × 0.8--1.5 cm. Anthers narrowly oblong, (1.5--)2--3 mm, apex obtuse. Ovaries glabrous. Achenes glabrous; persistent style 2.5--4 cm. Fl. Apr--Jun, fr. Jul--Sep.

Forests, forest margins, scrub, along streams; 1200--4000 m. S Anhui, NW Fujian, S Gansu, N Guangxi, Guizhou, SW Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, S Ningxia, S Shaanxi, Sichuan, Taiwan, S Xizang, Yunnan, Zhejiang [Afghanistan, Bhutan, N India, Nepal, N Pakistan].