Missouri Invasive Plant Council // Invasive Plant Pages

Oriental bittersweet

Celastrus orbiculatus

Identification and fact sheets

Learn about Oriental bittersweet at Invasive.org
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Representative photos of Oriental bittersweet:

Oriental bittersweet fruits: red berry inside of yellow-orange husk — Oriental bittersweet fruits. Photo by Chris Evans, Bugwood.

Oriental bittersweet infestation on roadside — Oriental bittersweet fruits. Photo by Chris Evans, Bugwood.

Oriental bittersweet impact, abundance, and trend in Missouri

Above: Oriental bittersweet impact, abundance, and trend in Missouri

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