Characteristics
Angiosperms (Dicots)
Celastrus scandens L.
American Bittersweet; Climbing Bittersweet; Wax Work
Vine
Perennial
Vascular
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Native
S1 (State Rank)
G5 (Global Rank)
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Classification
Celastrales
Celastrus scandens L. - American Bittersweet; Climbing Bittersweet; Wax Work
Citation
<a href=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/358215>Celastrus scandens Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1: 196. 1753.</a>
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<a href=https://linnean-online.org/2765>Lectotype: "Euonymus Virginianus rotundifolius capsulis coccineis eleganter bullatis" in Plukenet, Phytographia, , t. 28, f. 5, 1691. Lectotypified by Reveal in Jarvis (ed.), Order out of Chaos : 396. 2007.</a>
Species Distribution Map
Specimens and Distribution
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Plant Photos
Celastrus scandens - Brian Finzel
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