Taxon

Celastrus scandens

Celastrus scandens - American bittersweet
Image: Ecker, Michael E. - The Dawes Arboretum
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Common name: American bittersweet
Family: Celastraceae (bittersweet family)
Distribution: w.-c. to e. North America
Habitat: Thickets, woodland margins, roadsides, usually rich soils; 0–1400 m
Hardiness: USDA Zone 3
Life form: Vine/Liana
Comments: A vigorous, native deciduous vine with lustrous dark green leaves. A fast grower to 20' or more depending on what it grows upon. It twines, covering structures and can girdle small trees. Fall color is yellow. Fruit is a three-lobed capsule, yellow-orange inside with crimson seeds, used in dried arrangements. Plants are male and female so to get fruit plant several.
Links: Flora of North America (eFloras.org) • Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy) • USDA PLANTS Database - US Department of Agriculture • World Flora Online

Locations

  • 1: AZA: BD13 (BD13) • Accession: D2011-0461.001 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 2: AZA: BD13 (BD13) • Accession: D2015-0725.001 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 3: AZA: BD13 (BD13) • Accession: D2015-0725.002 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 4: AZA: BD13 (BD13) • Accession: D2015-0725.005 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
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