Celastrus scandens

Linnaeus

Sp. Pl. 1: 196. 1753.

Common names: American bittersweet
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.
... more about "Celastrus scandens"
Jinshuang Ma +  and Geoffrey A. Levin +
Linnaeus +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br />) +
1-veined +, palmate +  and pinnate +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
subglobose +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br />) +
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. +
free-inserted +
bisexual +  and unisexual +
3-lobed +, subglobose +  and globose +
Thickets, woodland margins, roadsides, usually rich soils. +
adnate +  and free +
axillary +  and terminal +
bisexual +  and unisexual +
deciduous +
intrastaminal +
parietal +, axile +  and placentation +
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (8 cm80 mm <br />0.08 m <br />) +
greenish white +  and white +
distinct +
Flowering spring–summer. +
dark-brown +
ellipsoid +
6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br /> (?) +
distinct +
Illustrated +  and Endemic +
adnate +, free +  and distinct +
free-inserted +
not gland-tipped +
Celastrus scandens +
Celastrus +
species +
evergreen +, deciduous +, perennial +  and annual +