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oriental bittersweet
Celastrus orbiculatus Thunb.


Taxonomic Rank: Magnoliopsida > Celastrales > Celastraceae > Celastrus
Common Name Synonym(s): Asiatic bittersweet
Taxonomic Synonym(s):
Celastrus orbiculata Thunb.
Category: Plants: Vines

144 Records
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0016097 Infestation Specimen with immature fruit in October.
0016099 Plant(s) sprouts in August
0016100 Feature(s) vine closeup in October
0016101 Feature(s) old vine closeup in December.
0016102 Infestation fruiting infestation in winter with Dr. Harvey Holt, Purdue University
0016103 Fruit(s) mature fruit in October
0016240 Plant(s)
0016241 Foliage on twining vine in October
0016390 Fruit(s) mature fruit in July
0580069 vines climbing trees along woods edge
0580077
0580078
0580079 in fruit
1338011 Plant(s) Growing within a privet hedge. Indian Springs State Park, GA
1338012 Foliage Indian Springs State Park, GA
1400161 Twig(s)/Shoot(s) Backbone State Forest, Iowa
1400162 Plant(s) Backbone State Forest, Iowa.
1400163 Plant(s) Backbone State Forest, Iowa
1400164 Plant(s) North Carolina
1509001 Infestation Oriental bittersweet; covering roadside trees; Asheville area
1509002 Infestation Oriental bittersweet; covering edge trees; Asheville area
1509003 Infestation Oriental bittersweet; growing over trees; Asheville area
1509005 Foliage Oriental bittersweet; vegetative growth; Asheville area
1509006 Infestation Oriental bittersweet; growing up tree bole; Asheville area
1509008 Stem(s) Oriental bittersweet; vines; Asheville area
1509009 Stem(s) Oriental bittersweet; vine wall; Asheville area
1509010 Stem(s) Oriental bittersweet; vines on tree bole; Asheville area
1509011 Stem(s) Oriental bittersweet; mass of vines; Asheville area
1509012 Stem(s) Oriental bittersweet; vines; Asheville area
1509014 Plant(s) Oriental bittersweet; vines; Asheville area
2105068 Foliage
2105069 Foliage
2105070 Plant(s)
2105071 Plant(s)
2105072 Plant(s)
2105073 Plant(s)
2105074 Foliage
2105075 Infestation
2105076 Foliage
2105077 Fruit(s)
2105079 Fruit(s)
2105080 Fruit(s)
2105081 Fruit(s)
2105082 Plant(s)
2105085 Infestation
2105087 Plant(s)
2105088 Plant(s)
2105090 Plant(s)
2105091 Infestation
2105092 Plant(s)
2105093 Infestation
2105094 Plant(s)
2105095 Fruit(s)
2105096 Fruit(s)
2105097 Fruit(s)
2105098 Fruit(s)
2105099 Infestation
2106002 Foliage
2106003 Fruit(s)
2106005 Plant(s)
2106006 Infestation
2106007 Infestation
2106008 Infestation
2106009 Infestation
2106010 Infestation
2106011 Foliage
2106012 Infestation
2106015 Foliage
2106016 Foliage
2106017 Infestation
2106018 Foliage
2118067 Infestation Climbing in multiflora bush
2118068 Foliage
2118069 Foliage
2118070 Foliage
2118071 Foliage
2118072 Plant(s)
2118073 Plant(s)
2132067 Flower(s)
2154018 Plant(s)
2307118 Foliage May
2307119 Foliage October
2307120 Foliage May
2307121 Foliage October
2307122 Feature(s) vine closeup in August
2307124 Infestation December
2307125 Fruit(s) October
2307126 Infestation October
2307127 Foliage October
2308050 Fruit(s)
2308051 Infestation
5125075 Fruit(s)
5125076 Fruit(s)
5125077 Infestation
5125078 Infestation
5125079 Fruit(s)
5125080 Fruit(s)
5125081 Fruit(s)
5125082 Fruit(s)
5125083 Infestation
5269037 Flower(s)
5269038 Flower(s)
5269040 Foliage
5269041 Foliage
5269042 Foliage
5270100 Feature(s)

Vine growning up trunk

5271001 Flower(s) Close-up of staminate flowers
5271002 Flower(s) Close-up of pistillate flowers
5271003 Infestation
5271004 Fruit(s)
5271005 Fruit(s) Fruit in tree
5271006 Seedling(s)
5306046 Feature(s) oriental bittersweet twining around kudzu
5330029 Foliage
5330030 Plant(s)
5331035 Infestation
5331036 Infestation
5344052 Infestation
5369521 Plant(s)
5369522 Plant(s)
5369523 Plant(s)

Large vine along trail cut and brushed with herbicide.

5369524 Plant(s)

Oriental bittersweet next to poison ivy vine on tree which was cut and brushed with herbicide

5369525 Plant(s)

Dead vines which were cut and stumps treated

5369526 Plant(s)

Cut vines in mixture of plants

5369527 Plant(s)

Cut vines in mixture of plants

5369530 Plant(s)

oriental bittersweet and other invasives before control

efforts

5369531 Plant(s)

oriental bittersweet and other invasives on hillside before control efforts. Elderberry was saved

5369540 Control

Restored pasture in foreground was spot treated with herbicide and hand mowed. Cut and stump treated Oriental bittersweet vines are on trees in the background.

5369541 Control

Vines were cut and stumps brushed. The red maple is dying of disease not herbicide.

5369543 Infestation

during control efforts. Cut Oriental bittersweet vines wilt much slower than kudzu.

5369545 Infestation

2007; Vines a few weeks after cutting.

5369546 Control

2007; Stairs built on steep slope for access to garden and trail with invasive plants

5369548 Infestation

2007; Several weeks after cutting.

5369551 Plant(s)

2007; Mixture of small Oriental bittersweet vines and other plants

5382196 Plant(s)

potted plant

5382197 Feature(s)

surface features of mature vine

5392017 Foliage

The plant

5392018 Foliage

Leaves

5392019 Infestation

Blanketing natives

5392020 Infestation

Climbing a tree

5392021 Fruit(s)

Red fruit

9005080 Foliage leaves in May
9005081 Infestation vines in tree in October
9005082 Plant(s) young plant in May


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