Clematis recta

Clematis recta
Clematis recta in New Delhi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Ranunculaceae
Genus: Clematis
Species:
C. recta
Binomial name
Clematis recta
Synonyms[1]
List
    • Anemone recta (L.) E.H.L.Krause
    • Anemone recta (L.) K.Krause
    • Clematis bracteosa Banks
    • Clematis bracteosa Banks ex Steud.
    • Clematis corymbosa Poir.
    • Clematis erecta All.
    • Clematis erecta L.
    • Clematis erecta var. plena Lemoine
    • Clematis erecta var. plena Lemoine ex T.Moore & Jackman
    • Clematis erecta var. umbellata Rchb.
    • Clematis hispanica Mill.
    • Clematis mandshurica var. lathyrifolia Maxim.
    • Clematis recta f. pleniflora (Kuntze) Rehder
    • Clematis recta subsp. lancifolia (Wender.) Wender.
    • Clematis recta subsp. stricta (Wender.) Wender.
    • Clematis recta var. cordifolia Wender.
    • Clematis recta var. glaucescens Regel
    • Clematis recta var. macrophylla Wender.
    • Clematis recta var. ovata Wender.
    • Clematis recta var. pleniflora Kuntze
    • Clematis recta var. strictissima Wender.
    • Clematis recta var. tarnopoliensis Zapal.
    • Clematis stricta Wender.
    • Clematis tenuiflora DC.
    • Clematis umbraticola Schur
    • Clematitis erecta (L.) Couret-Vill.
    • Clematitis erecta (L.) Steud.
    • Clematitis recta (L.) Moench

Clematis recta, the erect climaxis or ground virgins, is a species of Clematis unusual in that it is a free-standing shrub rather than a climbing plant. Growing usually on the margins of woodland areas, it is native to Eastern, Southern and Mid Europe.

Two varieties are accepted:[1]

  • Clematis erecta nothovar. hybrida Lemoine ex Bonard
  • Clematis erecta var. erecta

References

  1. ^ a b c "Clematis recta L." Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 1 March 2026.