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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 ]
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.
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]
There are a lot of great plant species for landscaping, both native and non-native.
Bittersweet, bitter-sweet, or bitter sweet may refer to: Biology. ... including American bittersweet (C. scandens) and Oriental bittersweet (C. orbiculatus)
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.
The life of every member of the Ramsey clan changed forever when 6-year-old JonBenét Ramsey was found viciously killed in the basement the day after Christmas in 1996.
Recently, however, the holidays have been bittersweet for the Reicharts. In December 2020, Joan, 72, was diagnosed with Alzheimer's after going through a brutal battle with triple-negative breast ...