Clematis vitalba Linnaeus var. argentilucida H. Léveillé & Vaniot, Bull. Acad. Int. Géogr. Bot. 11: 167. 1902; C. apiifolia var. obtusidentata Rehder & E. H. Wilson; C. grata Wallich var. argentilucida (H. Léveillé & Vaniot) Rehder; C. obtusidentata (Rehder & E. H. Wilson) H. Eichler.

Leaflet blades 2.5--13 × 2.2--9.5 cm, abaxially densely puberulous to velutinous, rarely sparsely puberulous. Persistent style 1.5--2.5(--2.7) cm. Fl. May--Jul, fr. Jun--Aug.

* Forests, along streams; 200--2300 m. S Anhui, S Gansu, N Guangdong, N Guangxi, Guizhou, S Henan, Hubei, Hunan, S Jiangsu, Jiangxi, S Shaanxi, Sichuan, E Yunnan, W Zhejiang.