Clematis paniculata (Māori: puawānanga or puapua) is a species of flowering plant in the buttercup family Ranunculaceae. It is one of seven species of clematis native to New Zealand. C. paniculata is the most common of these, and is widespread in forests throughout the country.

Growing from lowland areas up to low mountainous forests, it flowers between August and November.

The Māori name puawānanga translates as "flower of the skies", and traditionally its flowering meant the start of spring. Puapua on the other hand comes from reduplication of the Polynesian term pua referring to either Fagraea berteroana, Guettarda speciosa or Gardenia taitensis.

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