It is native to northeastern Asia (China, Japan, Korea, Mongolia, Siberia and Taiwan).

[3][4] Clematis terniflora is a vine with opposite, pinnately compound, leathery-textured, shiny green leaves (3-5 oval to elliptic leaflets with cordate bases).

Flowers bisexual, often some unisexual in same inflorescence; pedicel 1-3.5 cm, slender; sepals wide spreading, not recurved, white, linear or elliptic to lanceolate or narrowly obovate[5] The plant can get anywhere from 15 to 30 ft tall, and 15 to 30 ft wide.

In late fall, the fertilized flowers become seed clusters of 5-6 fruits connected at the heads and each having a long white tail.

Common problems include aphids, vine weevils, leaf spot, stem rot, and powdery mildew.

Researchers are examining the anti-inflammatory effect of an ethanol extract of leaves of C. terniflora using activated macrophages that play central roles in inflammatory response.

This research is an effort to find an effective pharmacotherapy treatment for ALI (Acute Lung Injury).

With a variety of growing habits, from ground cover to climbing fences and trellises, it provides a dense blanket like landscaping effect.

The origin of the genus Clematis comes from the Greek term klematis, which was a word for a climbing and vining plant.