Taxon: Clematis alpina (L.) Mill.

Summary

Genus:

Clematis

Subgenus:

Atragene

Family:

Ranunculaceae

Subfamily:

Ranunculoideae

Tribe:

Anemoneae

Nomen number:

Place of publication:

Gard. dict. ed. 8: Clematis no. 9. 1768

Verified:

01/28/2011 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

4 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Clematis alpina (L.) Mill. subsp. alpina (0 active accession[s])
Clematis alpina (L.) Mill. subsp. ochotensis (Pall.) Kuntze (0 active accession[s])
Clematis alpina (L.) Mill. subsp. sibirica (Mill.) Kuntze (0 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

No images

Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
Grey-Wilson, C. 2000. Clematis: the genus 180.
Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
Krüssmann, G. 1984. Manual of cultivated broad-leaved trees and shrubs (English translation of Handbuch der Laubgehölze. 1976)
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
Personal Care Products Council. International Nomenclature Cosmetic Ingredient
Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1993. Flora europaea, ed. 2.
Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora.
Yang, W.-J. et al. 2009. A revision of Clematis sect. Atragene (Ranunculaceae). J. Syst. Evol. 47:567-573.

Common names

Language	Name	Alternate name	note	seq	Citation
Swedish	alpklematis			2	Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Gansu Sheng		Yang, W.-J. et al. 2009. A revision of Clematis sect. Atragene (Ranunculaceae). J. Syst. Evol. 47:567-573.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Hebei Sheng		Yang, W.-J. et al. 2009. A revision of Clematis sect. Atragene (Ranunculaceae). J. Syst. Evol. 47:567-573.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Heilongjiang Sheng		Yang, W.-J. et al. 2009. A revision of Clematis sect. Atragene (Ranunculaceae). J. Syst. Evol. 47:567-573.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Jilin Sheng		Yang, W.-J. et al. 2009. A revision of Clematis sect. Atragene (Ranunculaceae). J. Syst. Evol. 47:567-573.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Liaoning Sheng		Yang, W.-J. et al. 2009. A revision of Clematis sect. Atragene (Ranunculaceae). J. Syst. Evol. 47:567-573.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Nei Mongol Zizhiqu		Yang, W.-J. et al. 2009. A revision of Clematis sect. Atragene (Ranunculaceae). J. Syst. Evol. 47:567-573.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Ningxia Huizi Zizhiqu		Yang, W.-J. et al. 2009. A revision of Clematis sect. Atragene (Ranunculaceae). J. Syst. Evol. 47:567-573.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Qinghai Sheng		Yang, W.-J. et al. 2009. A revision of Clematis sect. Atragene (Ranunculaceae). J. Syst. Evol. 47:567-573.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Shanxi Sheng		Yang, W.-J. et al. 2009. A revision of Clematis sect. Atragene (Ranunculaceae). J. Syst. Evol. 47:567-573.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu		Yang, W.-J. et al. 2009. A revision of Clematis sect. Atragene (Ranunculaceae). J. Syst. Evol. 47:567-573.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan	Hokkaidô		Yang, W.-J. et al. 2009. A revision of Clematis sect. Atragene (Ranunculaceae). J. Syst. Evol. 47:567-573.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan	Honshu		Yang, W.-J. et al. 2009. A revision of Clematis sect. Atragene (Ranunculaceae). J. Syst. Evol. 47:567-573.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Korea, North			Yang, W.-J. et al. 2009. A revision of Clematis sect. Atragene (Ranunculaceae). J. Syst. Evol. 47:567-573.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Kazakhstan			Yang, W.-J. et al. 2009. A revision of Clematis sect. Atragene (Ranunculaceae). J. Syst. Evol. 47:567-573.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Kyrgyzstan			Yang, W.-J. et al. 2009. A revision of Clematis sect. Atragene (Ranunculaceae). J. Syst. Evol. 47:567-573.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Uzbekistan			Yang, W.-J. et al. 2009. A revision of Clematis sect. Atragene (Ranunculaceae). J. Syst. Evol. 47:567-573.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Mongolia	Mongolia			Yang, W.-J. et al. 2009. A revision of Clematis sect. Atragene (Ranunculaceae). J. Syst. Evol. 47:567-573.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Russian Far East	Russian Federation	Amur		Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: = Atragene alpina L.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Russian Far East	Russian Federation	Habarovskij kraj	n.	Yang, W.-J. et al. 2009. A revision of Clematis sect. Atragene (Ranunculaceae). J. Syst. Evol. 47:567-573.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Russian Far East	Russian Federation	Kamčatskij kraj		Yang, W.-J. et al. 2009. A revision of Clematis sect. Atragene (Ranunculaceae). J. Syst. Evol. 47:567-573.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Russian Far East	Russian Federation	Kurile Islands		Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: = Atragene alpina L.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Russian Far East	Russian Federation	Magadanskaja oblast'		Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: = Atragene alpina L.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Russian Far East	Russian Federation	Primorye		Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: = Atragene alpina L.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Russian Far East	Russian Federation	Sakhalin		Yang, W.-J. et al. 2009. A revision of Clematis sect. Atragene (Ranunculaceae). J. Syst. Evol. 47:567-573.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Altay		Yang, W.-J. et al. 2009. A revision of Clematis sect. Atragene (Ranunculaceae). J. Syst. Evol. 47:567-573.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Buryatia		Yang, W.-J. et al. 2009. A revision of Clematis sect. Atragene (Ranunculaceae). J. Syst. Evol. 47:567-573.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Chita		Yang, W.-J. et al. 2009. A revision of Clematis sect. Atragene (Ranunculaceae). J. Syst. Evol. 47:567-573.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Gorno-Altay		Yang, W.-J. et al. 2009. A revision of Clematis sect. Atragene (Ranunculaceae). J. Syst. Evol. 47:567-573.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Irkutsk		Yang, W.-J. et al. 2009. A revision of Clematis sect. Atragene (Ranunculaceae). J. Syst. Evol. 47:567-573.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Kemerovskaja oblast'		Yang, W.-J. et al. 2009. A revision of Clematis sect. Atragene (Ranunculaceae). J. Syst. Evol. 47:567-573.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Krasnoyarsk		Yang, W.-J. et al. 2009. A revision of Clematis sect. Atragene (Ranunculaceae). J. Syst. Evol. 47:567-573.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Novosibirsk		Yang, W.-J. et al. 2009. A revision of Clematis sect. Atragene (Ranunculaceae). J. Syst. Evol. 47:567-573.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Omsk		Yang, W.-J. et al. 2009. A revision of Clematis sect. Atragene (Ranunculaceae). J. Syst. Evol. 47:567-573.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Tomsk		Yang, W.-J. et al. 2009. A revision of Clematis sect. Atragene (Ranunculaceae). J. Syst. Evol. 47:567-573.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Tyumen		Yang, W.-J. et al. 2009. A revision of Clematis sect. Atragene (Ranunculaceae). J. Syst. Evol. 47:567-573.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Tyva, Respublika		Yang, W.-J. et al. 2009. A revision of Clematis sect. Atragene (Ranunculaceae). J. Syst. Evol. 47:567-573.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Yakutia-Sakha		Yang, W.-J. et al. 2009. A revision of Clematis sect. Atragene (Ranunculaceae). J. Syst. Evol. 47:567-573.
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Russian Federation	Arkhangelsk		Yang, W.-J. et al. 2009. A revision of Clematis sect. Atragene (Ranunculaceae). J. Syst. Evol. 47:567-573.
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Russian Federation	Perm		Yang, W.-J. et al. 2009. A revision of Clematis sect. Atragene (Ranunculaceae). J. Syst. Evol. 47:567-573.
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Russian Federation	Vologda		Yang, W.-J. et al. 2009. A revision of Clematis sect. Atragene (Ranunculaceae). J. Syst. Evol. 47:567-573.
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Austria			Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Germany		s.	Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Hungary		n.e.	Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Poland		s.	Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Slovakia		e.	Yang, W.-J. et al. 2009. A revision of Clematis sect. Atragene (Ranunculaceae). J. Syst. Evol. 47:567-573.
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Switzerland			Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1	Native	Europe	Northern Europe	Finland			Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1	Native	Europe	Northern Europe	Norway		s.	Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Bulgaria		w.	Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Italy		n.	Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Romania			Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Slovenia			Yang, W.-J. et al. 2009. A revision of Clematis sect. Atragene (Ranunculaceae). J. Syst. Evol. 47:567-573.
1	Native	Europe	Southwestern Europe	France		s.e.	Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
2	Cultivated					also cult.

Native
Asia-Temperate

SIBERIA: Russian Federation [Altay, Buryatia, Chita, Gorno-Altay, Irkutsk, Kemerovskaja oblast', Krasnoyarsk, Novosibirsk, Omsk, Tomsk, Tyumen, Tyva, Respublika, Yakutia-Sakha]
MIDDLE ASIA: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan
MONGOLIA: Mongolia
RUSSIAN FAR EAST: Russian Federation [Amur, Kamčatskij kraj, Habarovskij kraj (n.), Kurile Islands, Magadanskaja oblast', Primorye, Sakhalin]
CHINA: China [Gansu Sheng, Hebei Sheng, Heilongjiang Sheng, Jilin Sheng, Liaoning Sheng, Nei Mongol Zizhiqu, Ningxia Huizi Zizhiqu, Qinghai Sheng, Shanxi Sheng, Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu]
EASTERN ASIA: Japan [Hokkaidô, Honshu], Korea, North

Europe

NORTHERN EUROPE: Finland, Norway (s.)
MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria, Switzerland, Germany (s.), Hungary (n.e.), Poland (s.), Slovakia (e.)
EASTERN EUROPE: Russian Federation [Arkhangelsk, Perm, Vologda]
SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Bulgaria (w.), Italy (n.), Romania, Slovenia
SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: France (s.e.)

Cultivated (also cult.)

Reference(s)

Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: = Atragene alpina L.
Yang, W.-J. et al. 2009. A revision of Clematis sect. Atragene (Ranunculaceae). J. Syst. Evol. 47:567-573.

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Environmental	ornamental		Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
Environmental	ornamental		Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=4. Accessed 17 April 2026.