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Solanum dulcamara is a species of vine in the genus Solanum (which also includes the potato and the tomato) of the family Solanaceae.Common names include bittersweet, bittersweet nightshade, bitter nightshade, blue bindweed, Amara Dulcis, [3] climbing nightshade, [4] felonwort, fellenwort, felonwood, poisonberry, poisonflower, scarlet berry, snakeberry, [5] [6] [7] trailing bittersweet ...
It is commonly called Oriental bittersweet, [2] [3] [4] as well as Chinese bittersweet, [3] Asian bittersweet, [4] round-leaved bittersweet, [4] and Asiatic bittersweet. It is native to China, where it is the most widely distributed Celastrus species, and to Japan and Korea. [ 5 ]
Today, American bittersweet is the accepted common name of C. scandens in large part to distinguish it from an invasive relative, C. orbiculatus (Oriental bittersweet), from Asia. [2] Hybrids of C. orbiculatus and C. scandens, entirely produced from C. scandens seed and C. orbicularis pollen, showed reduced seed set and small, infertile pollen. [4]
Celastrus, commonly known as staff vine, staff tree or bittersweet, is the type genus of the family Celastraceae; it contains over 40 species of shrubs and vines, which have a wide distribution in East Asia, Australasia, Africa, and the Americas.
The weed became familiar throughout the country when the KCCI 8 Iowa News Facebook page posted this video, now with over five million views: Wild parsnip is yellow and resembles a wildflower.
The Celastraceae (staff-vine or bittersweet) are a family of 98 genera [3] and 1,350 species [4] of herbs, vines, shrubs and small trees, belonging to the order Celastrales.The great majority of the genera are tropical, with only Celastrus (the staff vines), Euonymus (the spindles) and Maytenus widespread in temperate climates, and Parnassia (bog-stars) found in alpine and arctic climates.
Phenological growth stages and BBCH-identification keys of weeds; Code: Plant type: Description: Principal growth stage 0: Germination, sprouting, bud development 00: Dry seed V: Perennating or reproductive organs during the resting period (tuber, rhizome, bulb, stolon) P: Winter dormancy or resting period 01: Beginning of seed imbibition P, V
Binomial etymology Cardamine is Dioscorides' name for cress. It is derived from Greek. [15]Hirsuta means "hairy" or "hirsute". [15]Common names Other common or country names include lamb's cress, land cress, hoary bitter cress, spring cress, flick weed, and shot weed, Alabama slapweed (or lambscress, landcress, hoary bittercress, springcress, flickweed, and shotweed).