Oriental Bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus Thunb.)
Also known as Chinese bittersweet, Asian bittersweet, round-leaved bittersweet, Asiatic bittersweet.
↑Summary
Introduced from East Asia, and widely considered an invasive plant. Out-competing the native Celastrus scandens in many areas.
↑Range - Expand
| Legend | Color |
| Introduced | |
| Introduced or Not Present |
This tentative map is based on our own research. It may have limited data on Canada and/or Mexico, and there is some subjectivity in our assignment of plants as introduced vs. expanded. Read more in this blog post.
This species is also introduced in Canada; we have yet to build this portion of its map.
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↑Links & External Resources
• Oriental Bittersweet | Fire Effects Information System (FEIS) (About This Site)
• Celastrus orbiculatus (Oriental Bittersweet) | Illinois Wildflowers (About This Site)
• Celastrus orbiculatus (Oriental Bittersweet) | USDA PLANTS Database (About This Site)
• Celastrus orbiculatus | Go Botany (About This Site)
• Celastrus orbiculatus (Oriental Bittersweet) | Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder (About This Site)
• Asian Bittersweet | Virginia Tech Dendrology Factsheets (About This Site)
• Celastrus orbiculatus (Asiatic bittersweet) | CABI Invasive Species Compendium (About This Site)
• Celastrus orbiculatus | Biota of North America Project (BONAP) (About This Site)
• Celastrus orbiculatus | NatureServe Explorer (About This Site)
• Celastrus orbiculatus | Flora of North America (About This Site)
• Celastrus orbiculatus | Missouri Plants (About This Site)
• Oriental Bittersweet | Maryland Biodiversity Project (About This Site)
• Celastrus orbiculatus Thunb. | Plants of the World Online (POWO) (About This Site)
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