Hermitgold clematis is a woody vine native to northeastern Asia. Its nodding yellow flowers are followed by fluffy seed heads.

Appearance

Growth form
A woody vine that can reach about 3–16 ft (1–5 m).
Leaves
Each leaf divides into smaller, often toothed leaflets.
Flowers
Four yellow form a nodding flower. The pollen-bearing parts in the center can look purple.
Fruit
The small dry fruits carry long, feathery tails that make the seed heads look fluffy.

Look-alikes

Golden bell clematisClematis tangutica

Both have nodding yellow flowers. Hermitgold clematis has smaller flowers that often appear more plentifully; check several flowers together, since one flower may be hard to tell apart.

Where it lives

Typical habitats
  • gardens
  • woodland edges in its native range
Range
It is native to Korea, northeastern China, and the Russian Far East.

Conservation

IUCN Red List
NENot EvaluatedNot yet assessed
11 sources
  1. iNaturalist taxon
  2. Flora of Korea 2a
  3. Plants of the World Online
  4. Hokkaido Red List: Plants
  5. NC State Extension: Golden Clematis
  6. NIBR: National List of Vascular Plants of DPRK
  7. English Names for Korean Native Plants
  8. Chicago Botanic Garden Clematis evaluation
  9. Trees and Shrubs Online: Clematis serratifolia
  10. Hokkaido Red List 2025 comparison
  11. GBIF species match: Clematis sibiricoides
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