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Today, American bittersweet is the accepted common name of C. scandens in large part to distinguish it from an invasive relative, C. orbiculatus (Oriental bittersweet), from Asia. [2] Hybrids of C. orbiculatus and C. scandens, entirely produced from C. scandens seed and C. orbicularis pollen, showed reduced seed set and small, infertile pollen. [4]
As long as a non-native plant is not invasive, some can also help pollinators by providing nectar and pollen throughout the season, often filling in the gaps for the native plants. Pollinators ...
It is commonly called Oriental bittersweet, [2] [3] [4] as well as Chinese bittersweet, [3] Asian bittersweet, [4] round-leaved bittersweet, [4] and Asiatic bittersweet. It is native to China, where it is the most widely distributed Celastrus species, and to Japan and Korea. [ 5 ]
The Celastraceae (staff-vine or bittersweet) are a family of 98 genera [3] and 1,350 species [4] of herbs, vines, shrubs and small trees, belonging to the order Celastrales.The great majority of the genera are tropical, with only Celastrus (the staff vines), Euonymus (the spindles) and Maytenus widespread in temperate climates, and Parnassia (bog-stars) found in alpine and arctic climates.
Celastrus, commonly known as staff vine, staff tree or bittersweet, is the type genus of the family Celastraceae; it contains over 40 species of shrubs and vines, which have a wide distribution in East Asia, Australasia, Africa, and the Americas.
Euonymus atropurpureus is a species of shrub in the bittersweet family. It has the common names American wahoo , eastern wahoo , burningbush [ 2 ] and hearts bursting with love . [ 3 ] It is native to eastern North America.
The Flora of North America North of Mexico (usually referred to as FNA) is a multivolume work describing the native plants and naturalized plants of North America, including the United States, Canada, St. Pierre and Miquelon, and Greenland. It includes bryophytes and vascular plants.
Smilax rotundifolia, also known as roundleaf greenbrier [2] or common greenbrier, is a woody vine native to the southeastern and eastern United States and eastern Canada. [1] [3] [4] It is a common and conspicuous part of the natural forest ecosystems in much of its native range. The leaves are glossy green, petioled, alternate, and circular to ...