Difference between revisions of "Celastrus orbiculatus"
Syst. Veg. ed. 14, 237. 1784.
Common names: Oriental bittersweet
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Vines 40+ m. Leaves: blade suborbiculate to broadly oblong-obovate or ovate-orbiculate, 4–6 × 3–5 cm, aestivation conduplicate. Inflorescences axillary, cymes, 1–2 cm. Staminate flowers: pollen white. Capsules yellow when mature, globose, 7–10 mm diam., glabrous. Seeds orange, ellipsoid, 6 mm. 2n = 46.
Phenology: Flowering spring–summer.
Habitat: Thickets, woodland margins, open woods, roadsides, usually rich soils.
Elevation: 0–900 m.
Distribution
N.B., Ont., P.E.I., Que., Ala., Ark., Conn., Del., D.C., Ga., Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kans., Ky., Maine, Md., Mass., Mich., Minn., Mo., N.H., N.J., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Pa., R.I., S.C., Tenn., Vt., Va., Wash., W.Va., Wis., Asia (China, Japan, Korea).
Discussion
Celastrus orbiculatus has become a seriously invasive plant in much of eastern North America.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
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