Celastrus orbiculatus
Common Name: oriental bittersweet, Asiatic bittersweet
Scientific Name: Celastrus orbiculatus Thunb.
Family Name: Celastraceae - Stafftree Family
Identification Notes
Life Cycle:
introduced perennial, reproducing by seed and rootsuckers 
Stems:
woody deciduous, climbing vine, twisting around support, tendril absent, lenticels
Leaves:
alternate, variable (round, elliptic, ovate or obovate), acute to round tip, margins serrate, glabrous 
Flowers:
5-petaled, greenish-white, small; male and female on separate plants 
Fruit:
three-valved, round, green to bright yellow when mature, yellow outer covering splits to reveal orange-red berry 
Other:
roots bright orange 
