Delaware Wildflowers • Common names
Oriental Bittersweet
Celastrus orbiculatusCelastraceae — Bittersweet family
Invasive non-native

The backyard
May 2003

This plant is a bad weed in Delaware. The similar native bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, is virtually gone.
White Clay Creek State Park -- Pump House RoadNovember 2006

Pistillate flowers

Staminate flowers
White Clay Creek State Park -- Creek RoadMay 2016
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Photos copyright David G. Smith
Information from the Delaware Flora Checklist used with author's permission.