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Celastrus scandens L.
American bittersweet

       
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Images:
Celastrus scandens L.

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Distribution:
Celastrus scandens L.

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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV, WY), CAN (MB, NB, ON, QC, SK)
 

Related Taxa:
Celastrus scandens L.

View 16 genera in Celastraceae, 3 species in Celastrus
 

Classification:
Celastrus scandens L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Rosidae
Order Celastrales
Family Celastraceae – Bittersweet family
Genus Celastrus L. – bittersweet
Species Celastrus scandens L. – American bittersweet
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Celastrus scandens L.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

New York:
American bittersweet              Exploitably Vulnerable
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Celastrus scandens L.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
UPL,FACU FACU- NI FACU* NI NI UPL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
 

Wildlife Habitat Values:
Celastrus scandens L.

  Large Mammals Small Mammals Water Birds Terrestrial Birds
Source Large Mammals Food Large Mammals Cover Small Mammals Food Small Mammals Cover Water Birds Food Water Birds Cover Terrestrial Birds Food Terrestrial Birds Cover
Martin     Minor       Minor  
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Martin, A.C., H.S. Zim, and A.L. Nelson. 1951. American wildlife and plants: A guide to wildlife food habits. Dover Publications, New York.

 

More Accounts and Images:
Celastrus scandens L.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 27974.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 

Related Web Sites:
Celastrus scandens L.

CO-Colorado Springs Utilities

IA-Iowa State University Botany

MA-Wellesley Web of Species

MI-Michigan State University Extension

NC-Plant Fact Sheet (NC State University)

NC-Poisonous Plants (NCSU)

NY-Brooklyn Botanic Garden

OK-Oklahoma Biological Survey

 
 
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