PLANTS Profile for Celastrus (bittersweet)

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PLANTS Profile

Celastrus L.
bittersweet

Symbol:

CELAS

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Celastraceae

Duration:

Growth Habit:

Native Status:

None

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Images:
Celastrus L.

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Distribution:
Celastrus L.

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, 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 L.

View 16 genera in Celastraceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Celastrus gemmata

Distribution of Celastrus orbiculatus Thunb.. . Image Available.

Celastrus orbiculatus
Oriental bittersweet

Distribution of Celastrus paniculatus Willd.. .

Celastrus paniculatus
Oriental bittersweet

Distribution of Celastrus scandens L.. . Image Available.

Celastrus scandens
American bittersweet

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Celastrus 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

More Accounts and Images:
Celastrus L.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 27973.

Time Generated: 05/25/2013 10:02 AM CDT