Biology:Clematis recta

Short description: Species of flowering plant

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 L.
Synonyms
List Clematis recta subsp. lancifolia (L.) E.H.L.Krause Wender. Anemone recta (L.) Steud. (L.) K.Krause Clematis bracteosa Banks Clematis bracteosa Banks ex Steud. Poir. All. L. Lemoine Rchb. Maxim. (Wender.) Wender. Wender. Kuntze DC. (L.) Moench Clematis recta var. glaucescens Clematis recta var. strictissima Clematis umbraticola Clematis erecta var. plena Clematis hispanica Clematis recta f. pleniflora Clematis recta subsp. stricta Regel Wender. Schur Clematitis recta Clematis recta var. macrophylla Clematis corymbosa Clematis erecta Clematis erecta Clematis erecta var. plena Lemoine ex T.Moore & Jackman Mill. (Kuntze) Rehder (Wender.) Wender. Wender. Zapal. (L.) Couret-Vill. Clematitis erecta Clematis tenuiflora Wender. Clematis recta var. pleniflora Clematis recta var. tarnopoliensis Clematis recta var. ovata Clematis stricta Clematitis erecta Anemone recta Clematis erecta var. umbellata Clematis mandshurica var. lathyrifolia Clematis recta var. cordifolia

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:

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

External links

• Plants for a Future database

Wikidata ☰ Q157887 entry