Celastrus scandens

Celastraceae

Coastal Plain, Mountain, Piedmont

Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia

Vine

3 - 35ft

6 - 20ft

Green

Capsule; Orange, Red

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Shade

Clay, Loamy, Sandy

Dry, Moist

May - June

yellow

roadsides, woods edge, fence rows, old pastures, hedges, rocky streams, bluffs, rocky slopes, dunes, sandy oak woods

distinguished from nonnative invasive Oriental bittersweet by flowers/fruits in clusters at ends of twigs; Fruits much used for floral arrangements; provides valuable wildlife cover