Clematis recta

{{short description|Species of flowering plant in the buttercup family Ranunculaceae}}

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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.