Jeanes, J.A. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2007), Appendix. Ranunculaceae. Flora of Australia 2: 461 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "c. 15 km W of Inverell on northern roadside of Gwydir Highway, N.S.W., 17 Oct. 1989, H.Eichler 24047; holo: CANB; iso: CHR, G, LAE, MEL, NSW."

• Etymology: "Named from the Latin decipio (to beguile), in reference to the cryptic nature of the species, which has often been confused with other similar taxa, particularly C. microphylla DC., but also C.leptophylla (F.Muell.) H.Eichler."

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2007), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Clematis occidentalis A.Cunn. ex Hook. nom. inval., nom. nud. taxonomic synonym: Clematis stenophylla C.Fraser ex Hook. nom. inval., nom. nud. taxonomic synonym: Clematis sp. West MacDonnells (B.G.Thompson 3568) NT Herbarium [n/a]

• APC Dist.: NT, SA, Qld, NSW, Vic, Tas

Eichler, Hj., Jeanes, J.A. & Walsh, N.G. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2007), Ranunculaceae. Flora of Australia 2: 305, 307, Fig. 57B, Map 335 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Clematis occidentalis A.Cunn. ex Hook. nom. inval., nom. nud. taxonomic synonym: Clematis stenophylla C.Fraser ex Hook. nom. inval., nom. nud. taxonomic synonym: Clematis sp. West MacDonnells (B.G.Thompson 3568) NT Herbarium [n/a]

de Salas, M.F. & Baker, M.L. (2016), Tasmanian vascular plant census. A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 67 [secondary reference]

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