Clematis marmoraria

{{short description|Species of flowering plant in the buttercup family}} {{Use New Zealand English|date=May 2025}} {{Speciesbox |name = ''Clematis marmoraria'' |image = ClematisMarmoraria.jpg |taxon = Clematis marmoraria |authority = Sneddon }}

'''''Clematis marmoraria''''' ('''New Zealand dwarf clematis''') is an evergreen plant with parsley-like, leathery and dark green foliage. The white flowers are about {{convert|2|cm|abbr=off}} wide, blooming in early spring.<ref name="NZPCN">{{cite web |title=Clematis marmoraria |url=http://nzpcn.org.nz/flora_details.aspx?ID=155 |website=New Zealand Plant Conservation Network |access-date=21 October 2018}}</ref>

==Habitat== This clematis can be found growing in alpine marble karrenfeld either in crevices in massive marble, or amongst semi-fixed rocks, stones, and similar rocky sites in open herbfield.<ref name = "NZPCN"/>

==Uses== ''Clematis × cartmanii'' is a hybrid between ''Clematis marmoraria'' and ''Clematis paniculata'' that is grown ornamentally.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rogerson |first1=Brewster |title=Clematis × cartmanii 'Joe' |url=https://internationalclematissociety.org/clematis-x-cartmanii-joe/ |website=International Clematis Society |access-date=19 September 2024}}</ref> The hybrid was created by New Zealand horticulturalist Joe Cartman and several popular cultivars of the cross are now in cultivation.

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marmoraria Category:Flora of New Zealand