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Scientific Name
Celastrus orbiculatus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Celastrus orbiculatus Thunb.
Park
George Washington Memorial Parkway (GWMP)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Asian bittersweet
Park Synonyms
Celastrus orbiculata
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomPlantae
SubkingdomViridiplantae
Infrakingdom Streptophyta
Superdivision Embryophyta
DivisionTracheophyta
SubdivisionSpermatophytina
ClassMagnoliopsida
SuperorderRosanae
OrderCelastrales
FamilyCelastraceae
GenusCelastrus
SpeciesCelastrus orbiculatus
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Kjar, 2002;
Nativeness
Non-native
Nativeness Notes
Fleming, 1993:Asia./; Data Source: Fleming, 1993 Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable. In legacy NPSpecies Cultivation value was Unknown with comment: Data Source: Helen Hamilton, 2006 In legacy NPSpecies Weedy value was Yes
Abundance
Abundant
Abundance Notes
Fleming, 1993: Abundant./; Data Source: Helen Hamilton, 2006
Management Tags
  • Management Priority
    VA DCR, 2003: Highly invasive species
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
4
References
5
Vouchers
1
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
SDK of I&M Office.
Created Date
12/7/2000 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Helen Hamilton
Last Modified Date
2/12/2007 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Kjar, 2002: 51% plant cover in one of four study plots./Hamilton, 2007: See Celastrus orbiculata TSN# 27975, a synonym, orthographic variant (misspelling) in IT IS./Hamilton, 2007: See Kjar, 2002 for discussion of invasiveness of this species in GWMP./, Park Species Data Source: Xu, 1991; Kjar, 2002;VanAlstine, 1992
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