A guide to nonnative invasive plants inventoried in the north by ...

Celastrus orbiculatus
Asian bittersweet CEOR7
Form: Deciduous twining vine up to 65 ft (20 m) long. Stems
can measure up to 4 in. (10 cm) in diameter; olive drab with
many raised, whitish lenticels.
Leaves: Alternate, mostly oval, sometimes slightly tapering
to petiole, margins with broadly rounded teeth.
Flowers/fruit: Flowers unisexual (and plants dioecious);
bloom in spring. Fruits 3-valved capsule; seeds with a fleshy
red aril.
Habitat: Thickets, fence rows, meadows, forest openings,
margins, and roadsides.
Similar species: Similar to American bittersweet (C.
scandens) except leaves are nearly circular.
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