Celastrus orbiculata

Fall foliage is conspicuous. The plant flowers in Spring. The fruit/seed period begins in the Summer and ends in the Fall. (USDA PLANTS, 2009)

This plant is introduced to the lower 48 United States and to Canada. (USDA PLANTS, 2009)

USA (AR, CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV) (USDA PLANTS, 2009)

CAN (NB, ON, QC) (USDA PLANTS, 2009)

Native: (USDA GRIN, 2007)

ASIA-TEMPERATE

Russian Far East: Russian Federation - Primorye, Sakhalin

Mongolia: Mongolia

China: China - Anhui, Gansu, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Henan, Hubei, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Jilin, Liaoning, Nei Monggol, Shaanxi, Shandong, Sichuan, Zhejiang

Eastern Asia: Japan - Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, Shikoku; Korea

Other: (USDA GRIN, 2007)

Naturalized in s.e. United States & New Zealand

It is a perennial that grows rapidly and has a moderate lifespan. (USDA PLANTS, 2009)

Noxious Weed Information:This plant can be weedy or invasive. This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. In Connecticut oriental bittersweet is listed as Invasive, banned. In Massachusetts Oriental bittersweet/Asian or Asiatic bittersweet is listed as Prohibited. In New Hampshire Oriental bittersweet is listed as Prohibited, invasive Species. In North Carolina Oriental bittersweet is listed as Class C noxious weed. In Vermont Oriental bittersweet is listed as Class B noxious weed.

Overall This is a vine that forms thickets. (USDA PLANTS, 2009)

Flowers are white. (USDA PLANTS, 2009) Flowers are 5-parted. The inflorescence occurs in clusters from the leaf axils. (UW, 2009)

Fruit Fruit/seed color is orange, and they are very abundant. (USDA PLANTS, 2009)

Leaves In the Fall foliage is conspicuous. Otherwise it is green and coarse. (USDA PLANTS, 2009) Leaves are rounded with blunt teeth. (UW, 2009)

Stems are woody. (UW, 2009)

Plant height at 20 Years and maturity is a maximum of 2'. (USDA PLANTS, 2009)