Clematis virginiana Linnaeus, Centuria I Plantarum: 15. 1755.

"Habitat in Pensylvania." RCN: 4034.

Lectotype (Essig & Jarvis in Taxon 38: 277. 1989): Herb. Linn. No. 2: Clematis virginica (UPS) .

Current name: Clematis virginiana L. ( Ranunculaceae).