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Alpine clematis

Clematis alpina

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Common names

22 names · 20 languages
EnglishYour language
Other languages (19)
Dutch
French
Chinese (Simplified)
  • 阿尔卑斯铁线莲[2]
Chinese (Traditional)
  • 阿爾卑斯鐵線蓮[2]
Croatian
  • Planinska pavitina[2]
Czech
  • plamének alpský[2]
Danish
  • alpeskovranke[2]
Estonian
  • alpi elulõng[2]
  • alpi mägilõng[2]
Finnish
  • alppikärhö[2]
German
Hungarian
  • havasi iszalag[2]
Italian
Mongolian
  • Сибирь зогдоргоно[2]
Norwegian
Polish
  • Powojnik alpejski[2]
Russian
  • Ломонос альпийский[2]
Slovak
  • plamienok alpínsky[2]
Slovenian
  • planinski srobot[2]
Swedish
  • alpklematis[2]
Sources & name notes (3)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Clematis alpina — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Alpine Clematis — results[1].names[2]; taxon id 160679; Clematis alpina.
  • Alpen-Waldrebe — results[1].names[1]; taxon id 160679; Clematis alpina.
  • Clématite des Alpes — results[1].names[3]; taxon id 160679; Clematis alpina.
  • Clematide alpina — results[1].names[4]; taxon id 160679; Clematis alpina.
  • Alpenbosrank — results[1].names[21]; taxon id 160679; Clematis alpina.
  • Alpenclematis — results[1].names[22]; taxon id 160679; Clematis alpina.
[2] Clematis alpina — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Alpine Clematis — results[20].names[2]; taxon id 160679; Clematis alpina.
  • Alpen-Waldrebe — results[20].names[1]; taxon id 160679; Clematis alpina.
  • Clématite des Alpes — results[20].names[3]; taxon id 160679; Clematis alpina.
  • Clematide alpina — results[20].names[4]; taxon id 160679; Clematis alpina.
  • Alpenbosrank — results[20].names[21]; taxon id 160679; Clematis alpina.
  • Alpenclematis — results[20].names[22]; taxon id 160679; Clematis alpina.
  • alpi elulõng — results[20].names[5]; taxon id 160679; Clematis alpina.
  • alpi mägilõng — results[20].names[6]; taxon id 160679; Clematis alpina.
  • alperanke — results[20].names[7]; taxon id 160679; Clematis alpina.
  • alppikärhö — results[20].names[8]; taxon id 160679; Clematis alpina.
  • plamének alpský — results[20].names[9]; taxon id 160679; Clematis alpina.
  • Ломонос альпийский — results[20].names[10]; taxon id 160679; Clematis alpina.
  • Powojnik alpejski — results[20].names[11]; taxon id 160679; Clematis alpina.
  • 阿尔卑斯铁线莲 — results[20].names[12]; taxon id 160679; Clematis alpina.
  • 阿爾卑斯鐵線蓮 — results[20].names[13]; taxon id 160679; Clematis alpina.
  • Сибирь зогдоргоно — results[20].names[14]; taxon id 160679; Clematis alpina.
  • alpklematis — results[20].names[15]; taxon id 160679; Clematis alpina.
  • planinski srobot — results[20].names[16]; taxon id 160679; Clematis alpina.
  • alpeskovranke — results[20].names[17]; taxon id 160679; Clematis alpina.
  • havasi iszalag — results[20].names[18]; taxon id 160679; Clematis alpina.
  • Planinska pavitina — results[20].names[19]; taxon id 160679; Clematis alpina.
  • plamienok alpínsky — results[20].names[20]; taxon id 160679; Clematis alpina.
[3] Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20 — Clematis alpina ↗

Common names from World Plants, version 26.05, reproduced in Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20. License: CC BY.

Source records
  • Alpen-Waldrebe (DE) — VernacularName.tsv, line 166922; taxon VXSH.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Taxonomy
Clematis alpina is an accepted species in Catalogue of Life.

Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.

Sources [1]
Botanical family
Ranunculaceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [1]
Native range
Europe to Temp. E. Asia and N. Pakistan.

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.

Sources [2]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Low suitability
Nectar value Unknown
Pollen value Low
Plant profile

About this plant

Alpine clematis (Clematis alpina) is a climbing plant. It flowers from April to June.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Clematis alpina — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: TaxonomyBotanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 5324119; ID VXSH; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 5324119; ID VXSH; rank species; status accepted

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Clematis alpina — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 1347861; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 1274987, 1274988, 1274989, 1274990, 1274991, 1274992, 1274993, 1274994, 1274995, 1274996, 1274997, 1274998, 1274999, 1275000, 1275001, 1275002, 1275003, 1275004, 1275005, 1275006, 1275007, 1275008, 1275009, 1275010, 1275011, 1275012, 1275013, 1275014, 1275015, 1275016, 1275017, 1275018, 1275019, 1275020, 1275021, 1275022, 1275023, 1275024, 1275025, 1275026, 1275027, 1275028, 1275029, 1275030

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.