''Clematis tangutica'', the golden clematis, is a species of flowering plant in the family

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. It is found from Central Asia through to most of China, and it has been introduced to western Canada, Czechia, Slovakia, Switzerland, and the

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of New Zealand. Its cultivars 'Bill MacKenzie' and 'Lambton Park', both members of the Tangutica Group, have gained the

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Subtaxa

The following subtaxa are accepted: *''Clematis tangutica'' subsp. ''mongolica'' Grey-Wilson *''Clematis tangutica'' var. ''pubescens'' M.C.Chang & P.P.Ling

References

tangutica Flora of Afghanistan Flora of Central Asia Flora of China Flora of Mongolia Flora of West Himalaya Plants described in 1989 Taxa named by Karl Maximovich {{Ranunculaceae-stub