{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}} {{mi| {{Expand lang|langcode=fr|langcode2=de|langcode3=es|date=January 2026}} {{More citations needed|date=March 2026}} {{One source|date=March 2026}} }} {{Speciesbox | image = Erect_Clematis.jpg | image_caption = ''Clematis recta'' in New Delhi | genus = Clematis | species = recta | authority = L.<ref name=GBIF>{{GBIF |title=''Clematis recta'' L. |id=3033543 |access-date=1 March 2026}}</ref> | synonyms = {{collapsible list|{{species 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 }} }} | synonyms_ref = <ref name=GBIF/> }} '''''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:<ref name=GBIF/> {{species list |Clematis erecta nothovar. hybrida |Lemoine ex Bonard |Clematis erecta var. erecta| }}
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== External links == * [https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Clematis+recta Plants for a Future database]
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recta Category:Flora of Europe Category:Plants described in 1753 Category:Botanical taxa named by Carl Linnaeus {{Ranunculaceae-stub}}