Clematis glycinoides

Clematis glycinoides is a medium to large climber, forming stems to 10 metres or more and creating dense groundlayer patches as well as midstorey layers.

It grows commonly in coastal areas of NSW, as well as the tablelands and into the northern and central western slopes. It extends along the Queensland coast to the far north as well as into the general eastern half of Victoria. It is also found on Lord Howe Island. 

It grows in a wide range of habitats, such as dry and wet sclerophyll woodlands, commonly on riparian corridors and inland dry rainforest, as well as frost prone woodlands, usually on heavier soils but can be found on sandy soils.

Clematis spp. can have simple or compound leaves, arranged oppositely. In this species, leaves can be simple but typically compound and trifoliolate (compound with three leaflets) with each leaflet up to 12 cm long by 8 cm wide, mostly entire but can have some toothing, ovate or lanceolate and shiny green.

Clematis spp. have separate male and female flowers which are sometimes on the same plant but often on separate plants (dioecious). Flowers have 4 sepals (which resemble petals), with petals minute or absent. In this species, flowers are 3 to 4 centimetres across, bright white or greenish-white and with 4 large sepals creating an overall star or cross-shape. They cover plants in spring and can be profuse.

The fruits are achenes (a fruit type common in the unrelated daisy family, with a very thin coat) and are produced in fluffy-like heads (somewhat resembling a dandelion head) as each achene has a plume-like attachment of hairs.