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[Cathartolinum medium (Planch.) Small 1907]

(Linum virginianum L., var. medium Planch 1848)

(Stiff Yellow Flax)

Native erect perennial herb. Flowers yellow, leaves mostly alternate.

Habitat: "In dry soil" (Britton & Brown 1913). "In moist open situations" (Shreve et al 1910). "In poor, unshaded soils" (Brown & Brown 1984).

Frequency: "Throughout the state, being most common in the Coastal Zone, and apparently absent from the Upper Midland District and the Mountain Zone" (Shreve et al 1910).

Records: CBC area; Stevens Farm, solitary in recently abandoned cornfield near east end (Camp Letts end) of cleared area, and within permanent 20 x 20 meter plot, Higman 1403 (CBC) (Higman 1977).

Herbaria: CBC.

807. Linum striatum Walt. 1788. B&B.604

[Cathartolinum striatum (Walt.) Small 1907]

(Ridged Yellow Flax)

Native perennial herb. Flowers yellow, leaves mostly oposite. Stem ridged or angled.

Habitat: "Wet or boggy grounds" (Gray 1867). "In damp to wet woods, swamps and bogs" (Stieber 1971).

Frequency: "Frequent on the Eastern Shore, infrequent in the Lower Midland and W-B areas" (Brown & Brown 1984).

Records: Magothy River bank, shaded 7/2/1960, N. Hotchkiss (US) (Stieber 1967).

Herbaria: US (Stieber 1971).

84. Oxalidaceae (Wood-sorrel Family).
808. Oxalis corniculata L. B&B.605

[Oxalis repens (Thunb.) Miq.]

[Xanthoxalis corniculata (L.) Small]

(Creeping Wood-sorrel) Herb introduced from the tropics.

(European Yellow Oxalis)

Native of North America. Variable herb, annual or perennial.

Habitat: "A weed in gardens, especially in shaded situations" (Fogg 1956). Moist woods and fields" (Stieber 1971).

Frequency: "Fairly common" (Brown & Brown 1984).

Records: Near St. James Church, roadside 9/9/1966, Stieber 323 (LCU) (Stieber 1967). Manresa, moist woods 9/9/1966, Stieber 324 (LCU) (Stieber 1967). Near St. James Church, in a field 9/16/1966, Stieber 325 (LCU) (Stieber 1967). Hancock's Resolution (Envirens 1991).

Herbaria: CBC (CBC 1993). LCU (Stieber 1971).
810. Oxalis filipes Small 1897. B&B.605

(Xanthoxalis filipes Small 1903)

(Slender Yellow Wood Sorrel) Native herb.

Habitat: "In woods" (Britton 1901). Sandy soils. "Infrequent in old fields and open woods" (Stieber 1971).

Records: Java Farm and Ivy Neck, infrequent to moderately abundant in old fields, inf. in open forest, Higman 171, 390 (CBC) (Higman 1977).

Herbaria: CBC. US (Stieber 1971).
811. Oxalis florida Salisb. B&B.605

(Wood Sorrel) Herb.

Herbaria: CBC. US (Stieber 1971).

(Xanthoxalis grandis Small 1903)

(Oxalis recurva Trel 1888)

(Great Yellow Wood-sorrel, Big Yellow Wood-sorrel)

Herb, 1-3 ft., yellow flowers. Leaflets 1-2 in. wide, with purplish margins.

Habitat: "On river banks" (Britton & Brown 1913). φn woods and on shady slopes" (Grimm 1968). "Usually in rich woods" (Gl;eason & Cronquist 1991).

Frequency: "Infrequent; reported from the W-B area" (Brown & Brown 1984).

Records: Old Forge Bridge (Longbottom 1993).
813. Oxalis stricta L. 1753. Shr.449, B&B.605

[Xanthoxalis stricta (L.) Small 1903]

(Common upright Yellow Oxalis, Upright Yellow Wood-sorrel, Erect Oxalis)

Native perennial herb. Yellow flowers.

Records: Manresa, moist woods 6/1/1966, Stieber 326 (LCU) (Stieber 1967). Near St. James Church, decumbent in a field 8/12/1966, Stieber 327 (LCU) (Stieber 1967). Java Farm, infrequent to moderately abundant in old fields, Higman 760 (CBC) (Higman 1977). Picture Spring Branch (Nevamar Pond; Ecological Analysts 1983). Back Creek watershed (Williams 1989). Poplar Ridge Park, Quiet Waters Park (Longbottom 1991). "W" Section, Fort Meade [Longbottom 1993 (as O. arctica)].

814. Oxalis violacea L. 1753 B&B.605

[Ionoxalis violacea (L.) Small 1903]

(Violet Wood Sorrel)

Perennial stemless herb. Flowers rose-purple.

Habitat: "Rocky places" (Gray 1867). "Usually in woods, or partial shade" (Brown & Brown 1984).

Frequency: "Frequent in Allegany County and the Midland; infrequent in the Coastal Zone south to Talbot County" (Brown & Brown 1984).

Records: CBC area; Star Co. tract, infrequent near end of north fork of main logging road; Java Farm, infrequent on west bank of North Fork of Muddy Creek, Higman 1265 (CBC) (Higman 1977).

Herbaria: CBC.

85. Geraniaceae (Geranium Family)
815. Eroidium cicutarium (L.) L'Her. 1789. B&B.613

(Geranium cicutarium L. 1753)

(Storksbill, Alfilaria, Heron's Bill)

Low, pink-flowered annual or biennial herb adventive from Europe.

Habitat: "Waste places and in cultivated fields" (Brown & Brown 1984). Turf, roadsides.

Frequency: "A weed...widely distributed, mostly on dry soil" (Jaques 1959). "Frequent, especially on the Eastern Shore; also Allergany County and Midland areas" (Brown & Brown 1984).

Sightings: Infrequent between Taylor Avenue and DNR parking lot 5/4/1988. South side of Courts of Appeal Building 1992.
816. Geranium bicknellii Britton 1897. B&B: Not listed.

Bicknell's Cranesbill) Native annual herb.

A northern plant, s. to Pa. (Gleason & Cronquist 1963).

Habitat: "Open woods and fields" (Stieber 1971).

Records: Near St. James Church, in an open field 5/21/1966, Stieber 328 (LCU) (Stieber 1967).

Herbaria: LCU (Stieber 1971).
817. Geranium carolinianum L. 1753. B&B.610

(Carolina Cranesbill, Wild Geranium)

Native annual or biennial herb. Stems much-branched, hairy. Flowers pale pink.

Habitat: "Barren soil and waste places" (Gray 1867). "In barren soil" (Britton 1901). "Dry, barren or sandy places" (Shreve et al 1910). "Fields and waste places" (Brown & Brown 1984). Common weed of lawns, gardens.

Frequency: "Throughout the state; common" (Shreve et al 1910). "A weed...widely distributed on poor dry soil" (Jaques 1959).

Records: Patuxent R. near Rt. 50, sandy clay 6/7/1966, Stieber 329 (LCU) (Stieber 1967). Rt. 3, S. of jct. Rt. 424, sandy area 6/7/1966, Stieber 330 (LCU) (Stieber 1967). Java Farm, solitary in grassy triangle at old entrance gate; Stevens Farm, infrequent in recent old fields; Higman 642 (CBC) (Higman 1977). Back Creek watershed (Williams 1989). Poplar Ridge Park, Quiet Waters Park, (Longbottom 1991). Hancock's Resolution (Envirens 1991).

Herbaria: CBC. US & LCU (Stieber 1971).
818. Geranium maculatum L. 1753. B&B.608

(Wild Geranium) Native perennial herb. Flowers rose-purple.

(Dove's-foot Cranesbill)

European annual or biennial herb. Flowers dark purple.

Habitat: "In waste places" (Britton 1901). "A weed of fields and waste areas" (Brown & Brown 1984).

Frequency: "In W-B area" (Brown & Brown 1984).

Records: Lake Waterford Park (Longbottom 1991).

86. Simarubaceae (Ailanthus Family)

820. Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle B&B.195

(Ailanthus glandulosa Desf.) Shr.450

(Tree-of-Heaven)

Large tree introduced from Asia, and naturalized. Often spreads by root-sprouts.

Habitat: Roadsides, cut-over woods, waste places.

Records: Java Farm, infrequent in "poison ivy field" near east end, Higman 1238 (CBC) (Higman 1977). Back Creek watershed (Williams 1989). Beachwood Park (Longbottom 1991). Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary (Mason et al 1991). Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary 5/1/1992 (Sipple 1993).

Sightings: Chase Creek watershed (Rucker property). College Creek Woods. Kinder Park 5/14/1988.

Herbaria: CBC. US (Stieber 1971).

87. Polygalaceae (Milkwort Family)
821. Polygala incarnata L. 1753. Shr.450, B&B.615

(Pink Milkwort) Erect native annual herb.

(Yellow Milkwort, Orange Milkwort) Native annual herb.

(Whorled Milkwort) Native annual herb.

(Acalypha virginica var. graciliens)

(Acalypha virginica var. gracilescens J. Mull.)

(Slender Three-seeded Mercury) Native annual herb.

"Moist to dry sandy soils; fields" (Stieber 1971).

(Three-seeded Mercury) Common herbaceous weed.

(Virginia Three-seeded Mercury) Native annual herb.

827. Croton glandulosa L. var. septentrionalis Muell-Arg. B&B.622 (As C. glandulosus)

(Croton, Dove-weed) Native annual herb.

Habitat: "Open waste places and sandy barrens" (Robinson & Fernald 1908). "Dry sandy soil" (Stieber 1971).

Records: Rt. 3, S. of jct. Rt. 424, sandy soil 8/6/1966, Stieber 331 (LCU) (Stieber 1967).

Herbaria: LCU (Stieber 1971).
828. Euphorbia arundelana Bartlett 1911 B&B.629

[Tithymalopsis arundelana (Bartlett) Small]

Perhaps a hybrid or variant of E. marilandica (Brown & Brown 1984).

(Anne Arundel Spurge) Perennial herb.

[Tithymalopsis corollata (L.) Kl. & Garcke 1859]

(Flowering Spurge)

Native perennial herb. Ht. 1-3 ft.

[Tithymalopsis cyparissias (L.) Hill 1768]

(Cypress Spurge) Perennial herb naturalized from Europe.

Habitat: "Escaped from gardens to roadsides and waste places" (Britton & Brown 1913).

Frequency: "Not common" (Brown & Brown 1984). A lawn and garden weed (Fogg 1956).

Records: Beachwood Park (Longbottom 1991). Hancock's Resolution (Envirens 1991).

Herbaria: CBC (CBC 1993).

[Poinsettia cyathophora (Murr.) Small]

[Poinsettia heterophylla (L.) Kl. & Garcke 1859]

(Wild Poinsettia, Painted Leaf) Native erect annual or biennial herb.

[Tithymalopsis ipecacuanhae (L.) Small 1903]

(Wild Ipecac, Ipecac Spurge) Native perennial herb.

Habitat: "In dry forests and open situations, being most abundant on sandy soils" (Shreve et al 1910). "Sandy fields and roadsides" Stieber 1971).

Frequency: "Coastal Zone; common" (Shreve et al 1910).

Records: Round Bay (Plitt 4/22/1899). Waysons Corner, sandy field 4/30/1950, L. B. Smith (US) (Stieber 1967). Rt. 3, S. of jct. Rt. 424, on sandy roadside 9/23/1966, Stieber 337 (LCU) (Stieber 1967).

Herbaria: US & LCU (Stieber 1971).
833. Euphorbia maculata L. 1753. Shr.451, B&B.629

[Chamaesyce maculata (.L.) Small 1903]

(Upright Spotted Spurge, Large Spotted Spurge, Nodding Spurge, Blotched Spurge)

Native branched annual herb. Usually upright, to 18-24".

[Tithymalopsis marilandica (Greene) Small

(Maryland Spurge) Native perennial herb.

County Occurrence: "On sand hills, Anne Arundel County, Maryland (Greene)" (Robinson & Fernald 1908).

Records: Patuxent, Md. 6/6/1905, H. D. House (US) (Stieber 1967). "Odenton (Robert K. Miller)" (Shreve et al 1910). Severn, Md. 6/17/1916, J. B. S. Norton (US) (Stieber 1967). Magothy R., along a sandy roadside 7/9/1950, H. G. Deignan (US) (Stieber 1967). One A. A. Co. station (1956) noted by Broome et al Dec. 1979. Near St. James Church, sandy field 8/12/1966, Stieber 339 (LCU) (Stieber 1967).

Herbaria: US & LCU (Stieber 1971).
835. Euphorbia polygonifolia L. 1753 Shr.451, B&B.629

[Chamaesyce polygonifolia (L.) Small 1903]

(Seaside Spurge, Knotweed Spurge)

Prostrate-spreading glabrous herb. Leaves small, opposite, oblong-linear, entire.

[Chamaesyce preslii (Guss.) Arthur 1912]

Brown & Brown (1984), and Fogg (1956) consider E. preslii synonymous with E. maculata.

(Upright Spotted Spurge, Large Spotted Spurge)

Erect native annual herb.

Habitat: "In fields and thickets" (Britton & Brown 1913). Dry to moist soil.

Records: Manresa, along the RR tracks and in the yard 9/9/1966 & 10/2/1966, Stieber 340 (LCU) (Stieber 1967).

Herbaria: LCU (Stieber 1971).
837. Euphorbia supina Raf. B&B.629

(Spotted Spurge, Milk Purslane, Creeping Spurge, Matweed)

A much-branched, radiating, prostrate annual herb.

Habitat: "In dry or sandy soils" (Jaques 1959).

Frequency: "Common weed in lawns and waste places" (Brown & Brown 1984).

Records: Java Farm, solitary on Fox Point Road, Higman 28 (CBC) (Higman 1977). One station along Fox Point Road, Java Farm" (Stieber 1971).

Sightings: Crevices in brick walks, dry planters, and graveled areas, Annapolis State Complex 9/23/1992.

Herbaria: CBC. US (Stieber 1971).

89. Callitrichaceae (Water Starwort Family)
838. Callitriche deflexa A. Br. B&B.632

(Callitriche deflexa var. austini Hegelm. 1867)

(Callitriche austini Engelm.) Shr.452

(Austin's Water-starwort) Small annual herb. Not aquatic.

(Larger Water Starwort, Water Chickweed)

Native aquatic perennial herb.

Habitat: "Stagnant water" (Gray 1867). "In ponds and slow moving streams" (Shreve et al 1910).

Frequency: "Throughout the state; common" (Shreve et al 1910).

Records: Patuxent 6/6/1905, H. D. House (US) (Stieber 1967). Swamp at Saw Mill Pond (Plitt 5/26/1920). Odenton, floating in Severn Run at Rt. 170 6/11/1966, Stieber 342 (LCU) (Stieber 1967). Patuxent Community Pond 5/2/1967, Stieber 341 (LCU) (Stieber 1967). CBC area: Star Co. tract, infrequent in flowing channel off Muddy Creek, between Muddy Creek Road and O'Neill Marsh; Ivy Neck, infrequent along Cheston Creek drainage and around hog pond above it; Higman 1158, 1160 (CBC) (Higman 1977). Lake Waterford Park (Longbottom 1991).

Sightings: Cattail Creek (pond above Rt. 2). East end of Hacketts Point Pond. Whitehall Creek: outlet of Gov. Sharpe's millpond (by Williams, 12/1988). Rucker's Pond 7/23/2000.

Herbaria: CBC. US & LCU (Stieber 1971).

Order Sapindales

90. Limnanthaceae (False Mermaid Family)
840. Floerkia proserpinacoides Willd. 1801 Shr.452, B&B.634

(False Mermaid) Slender annual herb. White flowers.

[Rhus copallinum (See Gleason & Cronquist 1963)]

(Winged Sumac, Dwarf Sumac)

Native shrub or small tree.

(Nomenclature suggested by Rucker; see Maryland Scenic Rivers: The Severn.)

(Cutleaf Winged Sumac) Apparently unique; form not listed in known manuals.

Description: Small native decumbent shrub. Height to 4 dm. Leaflets cut to midrib, subleaflets often falcate. Growth habit and leaves distinct from typical winged sumacs growing among them. Similar leaf forms have been described for R. typhina and R. glabra, but not for R. copallina.

Sightings: Chase Creek watershed (On sand bank near Ruckers Pond, ca. 1975.) Ca. 30 plants, spreading vegetatively. Two plants flowered, no seed. Seen by Worthley, Klockner, and Williams. Stations apparently unique. In decline by 1990; but one small plant seen. None found 9/15/1990.
843. Rhus glabra L. 1753. Shr.452, B&B.196

(Smooth Sumac) Native shrub or small tree. Smooth twigs.

[Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze 1891]

(Poison Ivy) Native high-climbing poisonous woody deciduous vine.

Habitat: "Thickets and along fences...often ascending high trees" (Britton & Brown 1913). Wet woods, roadsides, floodplains, marshes, and strands.

Frequency: "Throughout the state; common" (Shreve et al 1910).

Records: Near Glenburnie Bog (C. E. Waters 1905). Eleven county brackish-marsh stations mapped by Sipple 1978. Cypress Creek Savanna, Cypress Creek Cedar Swamp (Sipple & Klockner 1984). College Creek Woods (Williams 1986a). Forested wetlands near Galesville 9/29/1987 (Sipple 1993). Beachwood Park, Poplar Ridge Park, Quiet Waters Park (Longbottom 1991). Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary (Mason et al 1991). Hancock's Resolution (Envirens 1991). Cypress Creek Savanna 6/10/1992 (Sipple 1993).

Sightings: Chase Creek watershed (Rucker property). Cove of Cork sandbar.

Herbaria: US (Stieber 1971).
845. Rhus radicans var. vulgaris (Michx.) DC forma negundo (Greene) Fern.

This is the more strongly toothed or lobed variety, as opposed to the nearly entire leaflets of

var. radicans (See Gleason & Cronquist 1963). Variety not listed by Brown & Brown 1972.

(Poison Ivy) Native woody vine.

[Toxicodendron toxicodendron (L.) Britton]

(Rhus quercifolia Steud. 1821)

(Poison Oak) Low native branching shrub.

[Rhus hirta (L.) Sudw. 1892] Shr.452

(Rhus typhina Torner)

(Staghorn Sumac) Small native tree.

Habitat: "In dry or rocky soil" Britton & Brown 1913). Thickets, roadsides, and old fields.

Frequency: "Throughout the state; frequent" (Shreve et al 1910).

Records: Annapolis, at the edge of a saltmarsh 10/16/1911, H. H. Bartlett (US) (Stieber 1967). South of Annapolis 8/18/1913, I. Tidestrom (US) (Stieber 1967). Manresa, along RR tracks in sandy clay 6/20/1966, Stieber 347 (LCU) (Stieber 1967). Patuxent R. at Rt. 50, small shrub on draining sandy clay 6/27/1966, Stieber 346 (LCU) (Stieber 1967). Java Farm, infrequent along burned house on Spring House Road, and along Rhode River shore near pier; Ivy Neck, infrequent in forest of Cheston Point and central Scaffold Peninsula; Stevens Farm, moderately abundant in young sassafras clumps, infrequent in recent old fields, Higman 222, 360 (CBC) (Higman 1977). College Creek Woods (Williams 1986a). Back Creek watershed (Williams 1989). Beachwood Park, Jacobsville Park Ridge Park (Longbottm 1991).

Sightings: Chase Creek watershed (Rucker property 2002).

Herbaria: CBC. US & LCU (Stieber 1971).
849. Rhus vernix L. 1753. Shr.452, B&B.198

[Toxicodendron vernix (L.) Kuntze 1891]

(Poison Sumac)

Small native poisonous tree.

(Japanese Holly) Thickly branched evergreen shrub.

851. Ilex glabra (L.) A. Gray 1856. Shr.453, B&B.204

(Prinos glaber L. 1753)

(Inkberry)

Native evergreen shrub. Might be confused with I. crenata, which can escape from ornamental plantings, and is seldom expected.

Habitat: Low sandy or peaty soil.

Records:

(1) [Cypress Creek Cedar Swamp] C.C.Plitt 6/25/1904; see Sipple 1999, p.355. Cypress Creek in the north fork of the north arm 10/24/1951, Neil Hotchkiss (US) (Stieber 1967). Near Round Bay at Cypress Creek 5/27/1953, E. P. Killip (US) (Stieber 1967). Cypress Creek, in a bog, shrub 0.5 m. high 8/12/1960, N. Hotchkiss (US) (Stieber 1967). Cypress Creek Savanna (in cedar swamp and deciduous swamp; Sipple & Klockner 1980).

(2) NW of Gibson I., in a damp woods 11/12/1950, N. Hotchkiss (US) (Stieber 1967).

Sightings: Sullivan Cove Marsh (one small station near road, NW side, base of steep hill).

Herbaria: US (Stieber 1971).

852. Ilex laevigata (Pursh) A. Gray 1856. Shr.453, B&B.204

(Prinos laevigatus Pursh 1814)

(Smooth Winterberry)

Native deciduous shrub. Female plants easily distinguished from I. verticillata. Plant at Round Bay Bog 9/15/1990 had orange-red berries borne singly, berries much larger than I. verticillata or I. opaca.

Habitat: Margins of sphagnum bogs, swamps.

Records: 3 mi. NW of Gibson I., in a sphagnum bog 5/27/1953, E. P. Killip (US) (Stieber 1967). Patuxent Community Pond, 1 m. shrub 6/14/1966 & 9/23/1966, Stieber 348 (LCU) (Stieber 1967). Deciduous swamp at Cypress Creek Savanna (Sipple & Klockner 1980). Wetland control or upland habitat at North Grays Bog, South Grays Bog, Round Bay Bog, Eagle Hill Bog, Cypress Creek Savanna, Angels Bog (Whigham 1983). Cypress Creek Cedar Swamp (Sipple & Klockner 1984). Poplar Ridge Park (Longbottom 1991).

Herbaria: US & LCU (Stieber 1971).
853. Ilex opaca Aiton 1789. Shr.453, B&B.202

(American Holly)

Native tree. Leaves evergreen, spiny-toothed.

Habitat: Best growth in moist sandy woods near tidewater. Of poor form on cold soils of Severn highlands.

Frequency: "Common in the Coastal Zone in upland forests, rare as a shrub in the Midland Zone" (Shreve et al 1910).

Records: No locale 5/18/1878, J. D. Smith (US) (Stieber 1867). Shore at Furnace Branch (Plitt 5/30/1899). Herald Harbor 5-7 m. high in a shaded ravine 8/16/1927, E. C. & G. M. Leonard (US) (Stieber 1967). Manresa, 5-7 m. tree in a moist woods 6/1/1966 (Stieber 1967). Java Farm & Ivy Neck, infrequent to moderately abundant along estuary shores, under chestnut oak canopy; infrequent to solitary in mature mixed hardwood forest or old fields; Higman 288, 522 (Higman 1977). One county wooded-swamp station mapped by Sipple 1978. Deciduous swamp at Cypress Creek Savanna (Sipple & Klockner 1980). Wetland control or upland habitat at North Grays Bog, South Grays Bog, Angels Bog, Eagle Hill Bog, Round Bay Bog, Cypress Creek Savanna (Whigham 1981). Peninsulas over Severn Run above Dicus Mill 3/6/1983 (Sipple 1993). College Creek Woods (Williams 1989). Beachwood Park, Jacobsville Park, Poplar Ridge Park, Lake Waterford Park, Quiet Waters Park, Governors Bridge gravel pits (Longbottom 1991). Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary (Mason et al 1991). Hancock's Resolution (Envirens 1991).

Sightings: Between stream and Old Mill Road below Lake Waterford. Forked Creek (Sackett property). Lower Plum/Gumbottom Branch. Chase Creek watershed (Rucker property). Sullivans Cove Marsh (margins). Boyd Pond, deciduous swamp at SW corner (Longbottom, pc 1991).

Herbaria: CBC. US & LCU (Stieber 1971).
854. Ilex verticillata (L.) A. Gray Shr.453, B&B.204

(Winterberry, Whorled Winterberry, Black Alder)

Tall native shrub or (rarely) a small tree. Female plants are readily distinguished from I. laevigata by the smaller berries, which are more red, and predominately in groups of three, producing the "whorled" effect. The ciliate sepals may only be seen with a lens.

Habitat: "In swamps" (Britton & Brown 1913).

Frequency: "Throughout the state, being common in the Coastal Zone in stream swamps, and frequent in sandy upland swamps" (Shreve et al 1910).

Records: Furnace Branch shore (Plitt 5/30/1899). Beachwood Park, Lake Waterford Park, Governors Bridge gravel pits (Longbottom 1991). Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary (Mason et al 1991).

Sightings: Truxtun Park (By Williams, 1987). Chase Creek watershed: Berry property ca. 1949; Rucker property 12/22/1988, May 2000 (state champion). Whitehall Creek: Gov. Sharpe’s Millpond (by Williams 12/1988). Marley Creek swamp (Longbottom, pc 1991). Boyd Pond, deciduous swamp at SW corner (Longbottom, pc 1991).

93. Celastraceae (Staff-tree Family)
855. Celastrus orbiculatus Thunb. B&B: unlisted.

(Oriental Bittersweet) high-climbing introduced twining deciduous woody vine.