Clematis viticella

Clematis viticella

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ranunculales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Mesangiospermae Cladus: Eudicota Ordo: Ranunculales

Familia: Ranunculaceae
Subfamilia: Ranunculoideae
Tribus: Anemoneae
Genus: Clematis
Subgenus: C. subg. Clematis
Sectio: C. sect. Viticella
Subsectio: C. subsect. Viticella
Species: Clematis viticella

Name

Clematis viticella L. Sp. Pl. 1: 543 (1753)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Clematis viticella subsp. normalis Kuntze, Verh. Bot. Vereins Prov. Brandenburg 26: 137 (1885), not validly publ.
  • Clematitis viticella (L.) Couret-Vill., Hort. Gand.: 166 (1802)
  • Viticella viticella (L.) Small in Fl. S.E. U.S.: 437 (1903), not validly publ.
  • Sieboldia viticella (L.) Nieuwl., Amer. Midl. Naturalist 3: 156 (1913).
• Heterotypic
  • Anemone viticella E.H.L.Krause in J.W.Sturm, Deutschl. Fl. Abbild., ed. 2. 5: 302 (1901)
  • Clematis baccata Pers. in Syn. Pl. 2: 99 (1806)
  • Clematis lugubris Salisb. in Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 371 (1796)
  • Clematis pulchella Pers. in Syn. Pl. 2: 99 (1806)
  • Clematis viticella alba Hartwig & F.C.Heinem. in Clematis: 99 (1880)
  • Clematis viticella f. albiflora (Kuntze) C.K.Schneid. in Ill. Handb. Laubholzk. 1: 289 (1904)
  • Clematis viticella var. albiflora Kuntze in Verh. Bot. Vereins Prov. Brandenburg 26: 137 (1885)
  • Clematis viticella var. amethystina Jackman in Proc. Roy. Hort. Soc. London 4: 159 (1864)
  • Clematis viticella var. atrorubens T.Moore & Jackman in Clematis: 153 (1872)
  • Clematis viticella var. baccata (Pers.) DC. in Syst. Nat. 1: 161 (1817)
  • Clematis viticella var. coerulea Loudon in Arbor. Frutic. Brit. 1: 241 (1838)
  • Clematis viticella f. coerulea (Loudon) Rehder in Bibliogr. Cult. Trees: 160 (1949)
  • Clematis viticella var. cordifolia Jackman in Proc. Roy. Hort. Soc. London 4: 159 (1864)
  • Clematis viticella var. erecta Carrière in Rev. Hort. (Paris) 46: 400 (1874)
  • Clematis viticella f. gigantiflora Kuntze in Verh. Bot. Vereins Prov. Brandenburg 26: 137 (1885)
  • Clematis viticella var. kermesiana Hartwig in Ill. Gehölzb., ed. 2: 116 (1892)
  • Clematis viticella f. kermesiana (Hartwig) Rehder in Bibliogr. Cult. Trees: 160 (1949)
  • Clematis viticella var. leiostylis Kuntze in Verh. Bot. Vereins Prov. Brandenburg 26: 137 (1885)
  • Clematis viticella var. major Anon. in Gard. Mag. & Reg. Rural Domest. Improv. 19: 55 (1843)
  • Clematis viticella var. mooreana Jackman in Proc. Roy. Hort. Soc. London 4: 159 (1864)
  • Clematis viticella f. multiplex (G.Don) Rehder in Bibliogr. Cult. Trees: 160 (1949)
  • Clematis viticella var. multiplex G.Don in Gen. Hist. 1: 9 (1831)
  • Clematis viticella var. nana Carrière in Rev. Hort. (Paris) 41: 307 (1869)
  • Clematis viticella f. nana (Carrière) Rehder in Bibliogr. Cult. Trees: 160 (1949)
  • Clematis viticella var. pallida Jackman in J. Hort. Cottage Gard., ser. 2, 7: 24 (1864)
  • Clematis viticella f. purpurea (Loudon) Rehder in Bibliogr. Cult. Trees: 160 (1949)
  • Clematis viticella var. purpurea Loudon in Arbor. Frutic. Brit. 1: 241 (1838)
  • Clematis viticella var. purpurea-plena T.Moore & Jackman in Clematis: 155 (1872)
  • Clematis viticella var. rubra-grandiflora Jackman in T.Moore & G.Jackman, Clematis: 155 (1872)
  • Clematis viticella subsp. sibthorpii Kuntze in Verh. Bot. Vereins Prov. Brandenburg 26: 137 (1885)
  • Clematis viticella var. tenuifolia DC. in Syst. Nat. 1: 161 (1817)
  • Clematis viticella var. violacea Hérincq in Hort. Franç. 1867: 208 (1867)
  • Viticella deltoidea Moench in Methodus: 297 (1794)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Europe Regional: Southern & South Eastern Europe Albania, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Italy, NW. Balkan Pen., Türkiye-in-Europe Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia Iran, Lebanon-Syria, Transcaucasus, Türkiye References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

Hybrids

C. × cylindrica – C. × diversifolia – C. × durandii – C. × francofurtensis – C. × guascoi – C. × jackmanii – C. × pseudococcinea – C. × rubro-violacea – C. × triternata – C. × zanonii

Homonyms

• Clematis viticella Barras (1899) = Clematis campaniflora Brot.

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 543. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Clematis viticella in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Sept 4. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2026. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Clematis viticella. Accessed: 4 Sept 2026. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Clematis viticella. Published online. Accessed: Sept 4 2026. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Clematis viticella in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• čeština: plamének vlašský
• English: Virgin's Bower
• suomi: Viinikärhö
• français: Clématite bleue
• slovenčina: plamienok vlašský
• slovenščina: južni srobot

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