Native Name : — PUAWHANANGA. 
Clematis indivisa^ Willd. 
Common large-flowered Clematis. 
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This beautiful climber, one of the finest of the genus, is found throughout 
the whole of the lowland districts of New Zealand.* It is thus a familiar plant to 
the colonist ; and its pure white flowers, often produced in immense abundance, 
are welcomed as the harbinger of spring. They usually appear in August ; but the 
maximum of bloom is not attained until the end of September, The curious 
feathery, tassel-like fruits are ripe about the end of the year. Considering the 
beauty of the plant, it is singular that it is seldom cultivated ; but this is perhaps 
explained by the fact that it is so generally distributed as to be easily obtained 
in a wild state. 
