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Celastrus scandens
American bittersweet
Great Falls Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Celastrus scandens L.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		American bittersweet
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Celastrales, Family Celastraceae, Genus Celastrus, Species Celastrus scandens


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		VA: S4
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 2 Data Store References, 0 External Links


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Chickasaw National Recreation Area	Colonial National Historical Park
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Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	Effigy Mounds National Monument
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George Washington Birthplace National Monument	George Washington Carver National Monument
George Washington Memorial Parkway	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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Homestead National Historical Park	Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
Indiana Dunes National Park	Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site
Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial	Little River Canyon National Preserve
Mammoth Cave National Park	Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park
Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas	Missouri National Recreational River
Morristown National Historical Park	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Niobrara National Scenic River	Obed Wild and Scenic River
Ozark National Scenic Riverways	Pipestone National Monument
Prince William Forest Park	Rock Creek Park
Russell Cave National Monument	Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park	Shenandoah National Park
Shiloh National Military Park	Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River	Valley Forge National Historical Park
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site	Vicksburg National Military Park
Voyageurs National Park	Wilson's Creek National Battlefield
Wind Cave National Park


Last Modified Date:	3/8/2016

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 11/4/2025 1:53:27 AM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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