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 …

Not to be confused with Oriental bittersweet, Celastrus orbiculatus, an invasive plant. A self-pollinating plant, only one plant is needed to produce fruit. Fruit are large and abundant. …

Celastrus scandens, commonly called American bittersweet, is a deciduous twining woody vine that is best known for its showy red berries that brighten up fall and winter landscapes.

The native American bittersweet is also constantly confused with its invasive relative, Asian bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus) which was originally from Korea, Japan, and China.

This species might be confused with the invasive Asian bittersweet (Celastrus orbicularis), but the invasive species has leaves that are rounded at the tip. The tips of the leaves of the native …

The native American bittersweet is distinguished from its invasive relative, Asian bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus) by its inflorescences, which form at the ends of the branches rather …

Fruit usually yellow, separate into 3 valves, each containing 1 or 2 seeds enclosed in a fleshy crimson aril (fleshy thickening of the seed coat). Native to east and southern Asia, Australia …

Celastrus trees are grown by first planting a celastrus seed in a filled plant pot, which will turn into a celastrus sapling after being watered and allowed to grow. The celastrus sapling is then …

Leaves deciduous [persistent], alternate; stipules present; petiole present; blade margins denticulate; venation pinnate. Inflorescences terminal or axillary, panicles or cymes [racemes].

La descripción de la inflorescencia como panículas cimosas sugiere que pudiera tratarse de Celastrus liebmannii Standl., conocida de las regiones altas desde México hasta Costa Rica.