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Taxon:
Celastrus orbiculatus Thunb.
Family: Celastraceae
Family: Celastraceae
Taxon Remarks:
Oriental bittersweet
Collector:
elaphrornis
Date: 2017-06-13
Locality:
United States, New York, Kings, Brooklyn, NY, USA
40.5812861111 -73.8927777778
Verbatim Coordinates:
40.5812861111, -73.8927777778
Description:
Oriental Bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus). Trail to Dead Horse Bay, Brooklyn, NY. Much of the "greenery" of disturbed areas around New York City is actually the highly invasive all-conquering Celastrus orbiculatus. Have never encountered Celastrus scandens, the native species. See Steward et al. (2003). Steward, A.M., Clemants, S.E. & Moore, G. 2003. The concurrent decline of the native Celastrus scandens and spread of the non-native Celastrus orbiculatus in the New York City metropolitan area. Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society 130(2): 143-146.
Link to Source: iNaturalist #6680613
Usage Rights: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/
Record Id: 527ee589-8868-4898-bfa6-62ca13aa6afa
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