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| Botanical name: |
Celastrus orbiculatus Thunb. |
| Common
name: |
oriental bittersweet |
| Group: |
dicot |
| Family: |
Celastraceae |
| Growth
Type: |
vine |
| Duration: |
perennial |
| Origin: |
introduced |
| Plant
height: |
vigorous, woody vine |
| Foliage: |
alternate, glossy leaves, finely toothed, very rounded |
| Flowers: |
flowers in small axilary clusters; prolific fruiter, with fruit emerging at many points |
| Heritage ranking if any: |
n/a |
| Distribution: |
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| Misc.: |
Displacing American bittersweet by outcompeting and hybridizing. Can shade trees and its weight can be fatal to trees it climbs.
Originally introduced as an ornamental plant.
For more information, see the Plant Conservation Alliance's page on Celastrus orbiculatus.
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Sources
**USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 3: 304. |
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