Celastrus scandens

Linnaeus

Sp. Pl. 1: 196. 1753.

Common names: American bittersweet
Selected by author to be illustratedEndemic
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 12. Treatment on page 120.
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Vines to 15 m. Leaves: blade oblong, 5–10 × 2–4 cm, aestivation involute. Inflorescences terminal, panicles, 3–8 cm. Staminate flowers: pollen yellow. Capsules orange, subglobose, 4–8 × 5–9 mm, glabrous. Seeds dark brown, 6 mm. 2n = 46.


Phenology: Flowering spring–summer.
Habitat: Thickets, woodland margins, roadsides, usually rich soils.
Elevation: 0–1400 m.

Distribution

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Man., Ont., Que., Sask., Ala., Ark., Conn., Del., D.C., Ga., Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kans., Ky., La., Maine, Md., Mass., Mich., Minn., Miss., Mo., Mont., Nebr., N.H., N.J., N.Y., N.C., N.Dak., Ohio, Okla., Pa., R.I., S.C., S.Dak., Tenn., Tex., Vt., Va., W.Va., Wis., Wyo.

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
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Linnaeus +
American bittersweet +
Man. +, Ont. +, Que. +, Sask. +, Ala. +, Ark. +, Conn. +, Del. +, D.C. +, Ga. +, Ill. +, Ind. +, Iowa +, Kans. +, Ky. +, La. +, Maine +, Md. +, Mass. +, Mich. +, Minn. +, Miss. +, Mo. +, Mont. +, Nebr. +, N.H. +, N.J. +, N.Y. +, N.C. +, N.Dak. +, Ohio +, Okla. +, Pa. +, R.I. +, S.C. +, S.Dak. +, Tenn. +, Tex. +, Vt. +, Va. +, W.Va. +, Wis. +  and Wyo. +
0–1400 m. +
Thickets, woodland margins, roadsides, usually rich soils. +
Flowering spring–summer. +
Selected by author to be illustrated +  and Endemic +
Celastrus scandens +
Celastrus +
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