Question: Hi! I've been working on a long term manual eradication of Celastrus orbiculatus on my mom's property. There is one …
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Hi! I've been working on a long term manual eradication of Celastrus orbiculatus on my mom's property. There is one area with vines whose leaves are distinctly different than the other bittersweet. Based on the little I know about Celastrus scandens, I don't believe that's what I'm seeing, but both Plantnet and iNaturalist ID it as such. Based on this picture, can you help? (I have additional photos but can only upload one.)
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Dear JLMASON, good morning. It is very difficult to identify species of Celastrus from leaves alone (i.e., I would not accept the identifications with confidence that you have received from those platforms). Unfortunately, I do need more images to assist. Perhaps you could send them to my email (ahaines@nativeplanttrust.org) and I could see if a confident identification can be produced. Best wishes.
