Clematis gouriana Roxburgh ex de Candolle var. finetii Rehder & E. H. Wilson; C. peterae var. mollis W. T. Wang; C. vitalba Linnaeus var. microcarpa Franchet.

Leaves pinnate, (3--)5-foliolate; leaflets ovate to elliptic-ovate, 2--9.5 × 0.9--4 cm, abaxially subglabrous, sparsely puberulous, or rarely densely puberulous, base truncate-rounded to rounded, margin entire or to 2-dentate on each side. Sepals 6--8 × 2--4 mm, abaxially puberulous or glabrous, adaxially puberulous. Stamens 5.5--7 mm. Ovaries glabrous. Achenes 2--3.5 mm, glabrous; persistent style (1--)2 cm, white plumose. Fl. May--Aug, fr. Sep--Nov.

* Mixed forests, along streams; 600--3400 m. S Gansu, E Guangxi, Guizhou, SW Hebei, W Hubei, NW Hunan, S Shaanxi, S Shanxi, Sichuan, SE Xizang, Yunnan.