Oriental Bittersweet
Staff-vine Family (Family Celastraceae) | 3 of 7
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# Title Oriental Bittersweet Description This is the fruit of an Oriental Bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus) growing along the edge of a wooded area in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Introduced to North America in 1879, Oriental Bittersweet is cultivated as an ornamental plant but is considered an invasive species. Location and Date — Swannanoa, North Carolina, USA 10/30/23 (Note: pre-2000 dates are approximate) Credit Mark Swanson / Swanson Media Camera/Source Nikon D7100 DSLR Lens AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED Model/property releases available? Not applicable/No Keywords Oriental Bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus), Bittersweets (Genus Celastrus), Staff-vine Family (Family Celastraceae), Order Celastrales (Staff-vines and Allies), Angiospermae (Angiosperms/Flowering Plants), Vascular Plants (Phylum Tracheophytes), Embryophyta (Land Plants), Kingdom Plantae (Plants) |
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