{"assessment":{"band":"Good","factor_identity":{"basis":"approved shared identity","growth_habit_source":"USDA PLANTS","name_used":"Celastrus scandens"},"factor_scopes":{"bees":"Southeastern North America","birds":"North America","caterpillars":"Host genera of native Lepidoptera with established Georgia range; association and range overlap, not confirmed local feeding.","specialists":"Eastern North America","structure":"USDA species growth habit where matched; otherwise sourced atlas growth habit"},"factors":{"applied_insect_credit":0,"baseline_score":35,"composite":0.563,"insect_support":{"credit":0,"groups":{"ants":{"credit":0,"flower_visits":[],"label":"Ants","recorded_name_count":null,"recorded_names":[],"seed_interactions":[],"status":"unknown"},"beetles":{"credit":0,"flower_visits":[],"label":"Beetles","recorded_name_count":null,"recorded_names":[],"seed_interactions":[],"status":"unknown"},"flies":{"credit":0,"flower_visits":[],"label":"Flies","recorded_name_count":null,"recorded_names":[],"seed_interactions":[],"status":"unknown"},"moths_butterflies":{"credit":0,"flower_visits":[],"label":"Adult butterflies / moths","recorded_name_count":null,"recorded_names":[],"seed_interactions":[],"status":"unknown"},"other_hymenoptera":{"credit":0,"flower_visits":[],"label":"Other wasps","recorded_name_count":null,"recorded_names":[],"seed_interactions":[],"status":"unknown"},"other_insects":{"credit":0,"flower_visits":[],"label":"Other insects","recorded_name_count":null,"recorded_names":[],"seed_interactions":[],"status":"unknown"}},"interpretation":"One provisional point per additional documented insect group, capped at five. Flower visits are a resource-use proxy, not confirmed feeding or pollination. Missing evidence is unknown. Study volume and repeated records earn no extra credit.","maximum_credit":5,"version":"insect-support-1"},"pct":{"bees":0.24379652605459057,"birds":0.8722084367245657,"caterpillars":0.6947890818858561,"specialists":0.4323821339950372,"structure":0.5},"rank_pct":0.351,"raw":{"bees":0,"birds":6,"caterpillars":6,"genus_used":null,"specialists":0,"structure":["Vine"]}},"fit_score":null,"native_basis":"native_inferred","rarity_adjustment":0,"rarity_policy":"Conservation status is displayed separately and never changes ecological scores, including when unranked.","reason":"Calculated with the shared rules using Georgia host-range and shared ecological evidence.","reference":"NC native reference cohort, method 0.6.4; not a Georgia percentile","score":35,"scoring_inputs":{"harm_penalty":0,"invasive":false,"invasive_rank":null,"native":true,"state_rank":""},"source_ids":["lep_ga","globi","bigbee","avian","usdahabit","robertson","antseed"],"status":"scored_provisional","version":"shared-0.6.5"},"condition_evidence":{"light":{"evidence_id":"fact:60fc3a03b74d77e5d5f88c354398f4e729d03f9da35b8f5f708794979ac3810e","levels":[1,2,4],"policy":"selected-condition-categories-1","range":[1,4],"scope":{"kind":"unspecified"},"semantics":"source_light_categories_preserved_without_hour_conversion","source_field":"light","source_label":"NC Extension Plant Toolbox","source_url":"https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/celastrus-scandens/","status":"mapped_selected_fact"},"moisture":{"evidence_id":"fact:aa4405bf213f6b5bb2e0a6027465da91208487e3e3b944b461b206f509106745","levels":[3],"policy":"selected-condition-categories-1","range":[3,3],"scope":{"kind":"unspecified"},"semantics":"source_drainage_or_moisture_categories_preserved","source_field":"moisture_categories","source_label":"NC Extension Plant Toolbox","source_url":"https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/celastrus-scandens/","status":"mapped_selected_fact"}},"evidence":{"fit_score":null,"growth_habit":["Vine"],"invasive_status":{"status":"unresolved"},"native_status":{"status":"native_inferred"},"occurrence":{"county_fips":["13213","13217","13291"],"meaning":"Recorded occurrence; not a county native-range assertion"},"quercus_score":null,"regional":{"county_fips":["13213","13217","13291"],"growth_habit":"vine - liana","growth_habit_source":"tnky_atlas","invasive":null,"invasive_evidence":[],"invasive_rank":null,"native":true,"native_evidence":[{"claim":"native","matched_name":"Celastrus scandens","scope":"TN-KY","source":"tnky_atlas","url":"https://tennessee-kentucky.plantatlas.usf.edu/plant/species/476"},{"claim":"native","matched_name":"Celastrus scandens","scope":"L48","source":"usda","text":"CAN:N L48:N","url":"https://plants.usda.gov/"},{"claim":"native","matched_name":"Celastrus scandens","scope":"NC","source":"nc_flora","url":"https://auth1.dpr.ncparks.gov/flora/"}],"native_status":"native_inferred","source_ids":["sernec:77326"],"source_name":"Celastrus scandens","source_refs":["GA-checklist-3.html","sernec_county"],"source_url":"https://sernecportal.org/portal/checklists/checklist.php?pagenumber=3&clid=3416&dynclid=0&pid=84&searchsynonyms=1","state_rank":null},"source_refs":["GA-checklist-3.html","sernec_county"],"source_url":"https://sernecportal.org/portal/checklists/checklist.php?pagenumber=3&clid=3416&dynclid=0&pid=84&searchsynonyms=1","state_rank":{"value":null}},"fit_inputs":{"light":[1,4],"moisture":[3,3],"ph":[5,7.5]},"fit_provenance":{"counties":"USDA PLANTS: recorded in 9 NC counties","light":"NC Extension Plant Toolbox","moisture":"NC Extension Plant Toolbox","ph":"USDA PLANTS"},"fit_record":{"band":"Good","condition_evidence":{"light":{"evidence_id":"fact:60fc3a03b74d77e5d5f88c354398f4e729d03f9da35b8f5f708794979ac3810e","levels":[1,2,4],"policy":"selected-condition-categories-1","range":[1,4],"scope":{"kind":"unspecified"},"semantics":"source_light_categories_preserved_without_hour_conversion","source_field":"light","source_label":"NC Extension Plant Toolbox","source_url":"https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/celastrus-scandens/","status":"mapped_selected_fact"},"moisture":{"evidence_id":"fact:aa4405bf213f6b5bb2e0a6027465da91208487e3e3b944b461b206f509106745","levels":[3],"policy":"selected-condition-categories-1","range":[3,3],"scope":{"kind":"unspecified"},"semantics":"source_drainage_or_moisture_categories_preserved","source_field":"moisture_categories","source_label":"NC Extension Plant Toolbox","source_url":"https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/celastrus-scandens/","status":"mapped_selected_fact"}},"county_fips":["13213","13217","13291","21001","21005","21007","21009","21011","21013","21021","21023","21029","21037","21039","21043","21049","21053","21057","21065","21067","21069","21071","21073","21075","21077","21079","21081","21083","21087","21093","21095","21097","21101","21103","21105","21109","21111","21117","21123","21125","21127","21129","21135","21137","21139","21147","21149","21151","21153","21155","21161","21163","21165","21167","21169","21173","21175","21179","21181","21185","21187","21191","21195","21197","21199","21201","21203","21205","21209","21215","21223","21229","21231","21237","21239","37021","37081","37087","37099","37111","37115","37121","37169","37173","47001","47007","47009","47019","47025","47033","47035","47037","47055","47057","47061","47063","47065","47067","47073","47075","47079","47089","47093","47095","47097","47105","47113","47115","47125","47129","47131","47143","47145","47151","47155","47157","47163","47167","47171","47173","47179","47185"],"fit_inputs":{"light":[1,4],"moisture":[3,3],"ph":[5,7.5]},"fit_note":"Shared sunlight, moisture and pH calculation; county geography is an additional layer. Missing source traits remain unknown.","fit_provenance":{"counties":"USDA PLANTS: recorded in 9 NC counties","light":"NC Extension Plant Toolbox","moisture":"NC Extension Plant Toolbox","ph":"USDA PLANTS"},"garden_suitability":{"default_excluded":true,"flags":[{"code":"ingestion_caution","default_excluded":true,"label":"Poisonous if eaten; vigorous vine","message":"Poisonous plant parts and woody stems that can strangle supports make this a poor default garden swap.","source":"https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/celastrus-scandens/"}],"review_status":"reviewed"},"invasive_rank":false,"native_eligible":true,"quercus_score":35,"state":"GA"},"garden_suitability":{"default_excluded":true,"flags":[{"code":"ingestion_caution","default_excluded":true,"label":"Poisonous if eaten; vigorous vine","message":"Poisonous plant parts and woody stems that can strangle supports make this a poor default garden swap.","source":"https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/celastrus-scandens/"}],"review_status":"reviewed"},"growing_observations":{"floraquest_carolinas_georgia":{"matched_name":"Celastrus scandens","retrieved":"2026-10-04T13:31:16.252589+00:00","scope":{"kind":"region","region_id":"floraquest_nc_sc_ga"},"scope_note":"Original regional ecological and identification evidence; no location-specific gardening adjustments.","source_label":"FloraQuest: Carolinas, Georgia (Southeastern Flora Team)","source_name":"Celastrus scandens","source_record_id":3432,"source_sha256":"684f6b364ff9f3023aa61ed02ae50f6f6d6d4d3bcf76847b78ab769ae0453469","source_url":"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.emountainworks.android.southeastfieldguide","trait_evidence":[{"field":"habitat_description","source_column":"HabitatText","source_database_sha256":"684f6b364ff9f3023aa61ed02ae50f6f6d6d4d3bcf76847b78ab769ae0453469","source_record_id":3432,"source_table":"Organism","value":"Dry-mesic to mesic upland forests and woodlands, woodland and thicket margins, bluffs, riparian and bottomland forests, glade margins. Often on rich or somewhat alkaline soils."},{"field":"geographic_range_description","source_column":"Description","source_database_sha256":"684f6b364ff9f3023aa61ed02ae50f6f6d6d4d3bcf76847b78ab769ae0453469","source_record_id":3432,"source_table":"Organism","value":"Québec west to Manitoba and Wyoming, south to w. South Carolina, n. Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, and Texas."},{"field":"phenology_source_text","source_column":"Phenology","source_database_sha256":"684f6b364ff9f3023aa61ed02ae50f6f6d6d4d3bcf76847b78ab769ae0453469","source_record_id":3432,"source_table":"Organism","value":"May-Jun; Aug-Sep."},{"field":"taxonomic_synonymy","source_column":"Synonymy","source_database_sha256":"684f6b364ff9f3023aa61ed02ae50f6f6d6d4d3bcf76847b78ab769ae0453469","source_record_id":3432,"source_table":"Organism","value":"[= Ar, C, Can, F, FNA12, G, GrPl, Il, K1, K4, Mi, NcTx, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, RAB, S, S13, Tat, Tn, Tx, Va, W, Duncan (1969)]"},{"field":"botanical_comments","source_column":"Comments","source_database_sha256":"684f6b364ff9f3023aa61ed02ae50f6f6d6d4d3bcf76847b78ab769ae0453469","source_record_id":3432,"source_table":"Organism","value":"This decline in this species' abundance throughout its widespread range is due likely in part to habitat changes, competition with C. orbiculatus and other non-native, invasive plant species, and specifically complications from unidirectional pollen flow with C. orbiculatus (as opposed to mere hybridization). See Zaya et al. (2015) for more information."},{"field":"identification_notes","source_column":"IdentificationNotes","source_database_sha256":"684f6b364ff9f3023aa61ed02ae50f6f6d6d4d3bcf76847b78ab769ae0453469","source_record_id":3432,"source_table":"Organism","value":"See Leicht-Young et al. (2007) for more information on morphometrics used to identify this taxon with C. orbiculatus ; hybrids may complicate these patterns."},{"field":"heliophily_index","source_column":"HIndex","source_database_sha256":"684f6b364ff9f3023aa61ed02ae50f6f6d6d4d3bcf76847b78ab769ae0453469","source_record_id":3432,"source_table":"Organism","value":5},{"field":"regional_wetland_indicators","source_column":"WetlandStatus1..5","source_database_sha256":"684f6b364ff9f3023aa61ed02ae50f6f6d6d4d3bcf76847b78ab769ae0453469","source_record_id":3432,"source_table":"Organism","value":[{"source_column":"WetlandStatus1","value":"FACU"},{"source_column":"WetlandStatus2","value":"FACU"},{"source_column":"WetlandStatus3","value":"FACU"},{"source_column":"WetlandStatus4","value":"FACU"},{"source_column":"WetlandStatus5","value":"UPL"}]},{"field":"habitat_moisture_categories","source_column":"Attr2","source_database_sha256":"684f6b364ff9f3023aa61ed02ae50f6f6d6d4d3bcf76847b78ab769ae0453469","source_record_id":3432,"source_table":"GraphicKey","value":["Dry","Moist"]},{"field":"habitat_light_categories","source_column":"Attr3","source_database_sha256":"684f6b364ff9f3023aa61ed02ae50f6f6d6d4d3bcf76847b78ab769ae0453469","source_record_id":3432,"source_table":"GraphicKey","value":["Partial shade","Full shade","Full sun"]},{"field":"graphic_key_source_attributes","source_column":"Attr0..25","source_database_sha256":"684f6b364ff9f3023aa61ed02ae50f6f6d6d4d3bcf76847b78ab769ae0453469","source_record_id":3432,"source_table":"GraphicKey","value":{"Attr0":"gr14","Attr1":"nc_cp,nc_mt,nc_pd,sc_mt,sc_pd,ga_mt,ga_pd,","Attr11":"pin","Attr12":"unl","Attr13":"nt,to","Attr14":"Bl14,Bl24,Bl5,Bl9","Attr15":"lh","Attr16":"n","Attr17":"rad","Attr18":"5","Attr19":"gr,wh","Attr2":"Dry,Moist","Attr20":"y","Attr21":"DSS,F2","Attr3":"Part,Shade,Sun","Attr3a":"y","Attr3a_subregion":"native_nc_cp:y,native_nc_mt:y,native_nc_pd:y,native_sc_mt:y,native_sc_pd:y,native_ga_mt:y,native_ga_pd:y,","Attr4":" 4-7","Attr5":"v","Attr6":"n","Attr7":"n","Attr8":"alt","Attr9":"sim"}}],"values":{"botanical_comments":"This decline in this species' abundance throughout its widespread range is due likely in part to habitat changes, competition with C. orbiculatus and other non-native, invasive plant species, and specifically complications from unidirectional pollen flow with C. orbiculatus (as opposed to mere hybridization). See Zaya et al. (2015) for more information.","geographic_range_description":"Québec west to Manitoba and Wyoming, south to w. South Carolina, n. Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, and Texas.","graphic_key_source_attributes":{"Attr0":"gr14","Attr1":"nc_cp,nc_mt,nc_pd,sc_mt,sc_pd,ga_mt,ga_pd,","Attr11":"pin","Attr12":"unl","Attr13":"nt,to","Attr14":"Bl14,Bl24,Bl5,Bl9","Attr15":"lh","Attr16":"n","Attr17":"rad","Attr18":"5","Attr19":"gr,wh","Attr2":"Dry,Moist","Attr20":"y","Attr21":"DSS,F2","Attr3":"Part,Shade,Sun","Attr3a":"y","Attr3a_subregion":"native_nc_cp:y,native_nc_mt:y,native_nc_pd:y,native_sc_mt:y,native_sc_pd:y,native_ga_mt:y,native_ga_pd:y,","Attr4":" 4-7","Attr5":"v","Attr6":"n","Attr7":"n","Attr8":"alt","Attr9":"sim"},"habitat_description":"Dry-mesic to mesic upland forests and woodlands, woodland and thicket margins, bluffs, riparian and bottomland forests, glade margins. Often on rich or somewhat alkaline soils.","habitat_light_categories":["Partial shade","Full shade","Full sun"],"habitat_moisture_categories":["Dry","Moist"],"heliophily_index":5,"identification_notes":"See Leicht-Young et al. (2007) for more information on morphometrics used to identify this taxon with C. orbiculatus ; hybrids may complicate these patterns.","phenology_source_text":"May-Jun; Aug-Sep.","regional_wetland_indicators":[{"source_column":"WetlandStatus1","value":"FACU"},{"source_column":"WetlandStatus2","value":"FACU"},{"source_column":"WetlandStatus3","value":"FACU"},{"source_column":"WetlandStatus4","value":"FACU"},{"source_column":"WetlandStatus5","value":"UPL"}],"taxonomic_synonymy":"[= Ar, C, Can, F, FNA12, G, GrPl, Il, K1, K4, Mi, NcTx, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, RAB, S, S13, Tat, Tn, Tx, Va, W, Duncan (1969)]"}},"minnesota_wildflowers":{"matched_name":"Celastrus scandens","retrieved":"2026-10-04T02:32:17.279775+00:00","scope":{"kind":"unspecified"},"scope_note":"Source-reported species characteristics; not a location-specific estimate.","source_label":"Minnesota Wildflowers","source_sha256":"47f5376fb17ecfc53442ef4674a5a020f236fa2c1c4e977ac9e1d71443fe10ae","source_url":"https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/shrub/american-bittersweet","trait_evidence":[{"expected_source_name":"Celastrus scandens","field":"life_cycle","original_field":"life_cycle","record_id":"trait:debd795c1304bd6b3b92415a1d1781630e33b6b6e97bca8c6ee7c425444d38e9","retrieved_at":"2026-10-04T02:32:17.279775+00:00","scope":{"kind":"unspecified"},"scope_note":"Species profile; distribution and native-status discovery filters do not establish local growing or bloom timing.","source":"minnesota","source_name":"Celastrus scandens","source_sha256":"47f5376fb17ecfc53442ef4674a5a020f236fa2c1c4e977ac9e1d71443fe10ae","source_url":"https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/shrub/american-bittersweet","status":"eligible_fact","taxon_id":"taxon:d015874a-265d-5508-ab3b-e8dbfcc43403","value":["perennial woody"]}],"values":{"life_cycle":["perennial woody"]}},"ncsu_sitemap":{"matched_name":"Celastrus scandens","retrieved":"2026-10-04T02:32:45.465512+00:00","scope":{"kind":"unspecified"},"scope_note":"Source-reported species characteristics; not a location-specific estimate.","source_label":"NC Extension Plant Toolbox","source_sha256":"4dc05e69f165bbb3e3f2b2071d7b41a6abeef1a3e5fe675d26203c123e271281","source_url":"https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/celastrus-scandens/","trait_evidence":[{"expected_source_name":"Celastrus scandens","field":"soil_ph_categories","original_field":"soil_ph","record_id":"trait:09d17785d6f26937bbd8c1fb382bea7372fdfa814fbf235cf785f5e0ac1410f4","retrieved_at":"2026-10-04T02:32:45.465512+00:00","scope":{"kind":"unspecified"},"scope_note":"Species profile; distribution and native-status discovery filters do not establish local growing or bloom timing.","source":"ncsu","source_name":"Celastrus scandens","source_sha256":"4dc05e69f165bbb3e3f2b2071d7b41a6abeef1a3e5fe675d26203c123e271281","source_url":"https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/celastrus-scandens/","status":"eligible_fact","taxon_id":"taxon:d015874a-265d-5508-ab3b-e8dbfcc43403","value":["Alkaline (>8.0)"]},{"expected_source_name":"Celastrus scandens","field":"spread_description","original_field":"spread","record_id":"trait:2c243dd0fce2de70281c455ad0a093983b0fb9a3c8779192d809b9a0f1b2e1ee","retrieved_at":"2026-10-04T02:32:45.465512+00:00","scope":{"kind":"unspecified"},"scope_note":"Species profile; distribution and native-status discovery filters do not establish local growing or bloom timing.","source":"ncsu","source_name":"Celastrus scandens","source_sha256":"4dc05e69f165bbb3e3f2b2071d7b41a6abeef1a3e5fe675d26203c123e271281","source_url":"https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/celastrus-scandens/","status":"eligible_fact","taxon_id":"taxon:d015874a-265d-5508-ab3b-e8dbfcc43403","value":{"max":8,"min":2,"unit":"feet"}},{"expected_source_name":"Celastrus scandens","field":"hardiness_zones","original_field":"hardiness","record_id":"trait:3cf137653acf0b0e2f9d6cd6b348a485b53ed0c4f62758be019bf4fa206fb68b","retrieved_at":"2026-10-04T02:32:45.465512+00:00","scope":{"kind":"unspecified"},"scope_note":"Species profile; distribution and native-status discovery filters do not establish local growing or bloom timing.","source":"ncsu","source_name":"Celastrus scandens","source_sha256":"4dc05e69f165bbb3e3f2b2071d7b41a6abeef1a3e5fe675d26203c123e271281","source_url":"https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/celastrus-scandens/","status":"eligible_fact","taxon_id":"taxon:d015874a-265d-5508-ab3b-e8dbfcc43403","value":["3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b"]},{"expected_source_name":"Celastrus scandens","field":"height_description","original_field":"height","record_id":"trait:6651e10df614a23344fdce58508f08a01488ce6674fb7cdd4328ea0a856cdba9","retrieved_at":"2026-10-04T02:32:45.465512+00:00","scope":{"kind":"unspecified"},"scope_note":"Species profile; distribution and native-status discovery filters do not establish local growing or bloom timing.","source":"ncsu","source_name":"Celastrus scandens","source_sha256":"4dc05e69f165bbb3e3f2b2071d7b41a6abeef1a3e5fe675d26203c123e271281","source_url":"https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/celastrus-scandens/","status":"eligible_fact","taxon_id":"taxon:d015874a-265d-5508-ab3b-e8dbfcc43403","value":{"max":25,"min":20,"unit":"feet"}},{"expected_source_name":"Celastrus scandens","field":"light","original_field":"light","record_id":"trait:7224fe50608a796a1f7e9aceb3ae6b2a0ac4bdd33786240e230520073802b96f","retrieved_at":"2026-10-04T02:32:45.465512+00:00","scope":{"kind":"unspecified"},"scope_note":"Species profile; distribution and native-status discovery filters do not establish local growing or bloom timing.","source":"ncsu","source_name":"Celastrus scandens","source_sha256":"4dc05e69f165bbb3e3f2b2071d7b41a6abeef1a3e5fe675d26203c123e271281","source_url":"https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/celastrus-scandens/","status":"eligible_fact","taxon_id":"taxon:d015874a-265d-5508-ab3b-e8dbfcc43403","value":["Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day)","Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)"]},{"expected_source_name":"Celastrus scandens","field":"flower_color","original_field":"flower_color","record_id":"trait:88047533e75770439c2ba069c8143257f6778c24d01c8a30a823a0f51b996fc0","retrieved_at":"2026-10-04T02:32:45.465512+00:00","scope":{"kind":"unspecified"},"scope_note":"Species profile; distribution and native-status discovery filters do not establish local growing or bloom timing.","source":"ncsu","source_name":"Celastrus scandens","source_sha256":"4dc05e69f165bbb3e3f2b2071d7b41a6abeef1a3e5fe675d26203c123e271281","source_url":"https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/celastrus-scandens/","status":"eligible_fact","taxon_id":"taxon:d015874a-265d-5508-ab3b-e8dbfcc43403","value":["Green","Orange","White"]},{"expected_source_name":"Celastrus scandens","field":"life_cycle","original_field":"life_cycle","record_id":"trait:893f1340dbd1d9db81a7cc329d021fa1f1c6bc73c090ef10beb454aabfcb5cc7","retrieved_at":"2026-10-04T02:32:45.465512+00:00","scope":{"kind":"unspecified"},"scope_note":"Species profile; distribution and native-status discovery filters do not establish local growing or bloom timing.","source":"ncsu","source_name":"Celastrus scandens","source_sha256":"4dc05e69f165bbb3e3f2b2071d7b41a6abeef1a3e5fe675d26203c123e271281","source_url":"https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/celastrus-scandens/","status":"eligible_fact","taxon_id":"taxon:d015874a-265d-5508-ab3b-e8dbfcc43403","value":["Perennial","Woody"]},{"expected_source_name":"Celastrus scandens","field":"moisture_categories","original_field":"soil_moisture","record_id":"trait:daf601622ee690925c4693f2230b0f9af22db5d69bb6b11e6e01b466839fa151","retrieved_at":"2026-10-04T02:32:45.465512+00:00","scope":{"kind":"unspecified"},"scope_note":"Species profile; distribution and native-status discovery filters do not establish local growing or bloom timing.","source":"ncsu","source_name":"Celastrus scandens","source_sha256":"4dc05e69f165bbb3e3f2b2071d7b41a6abeef1a3e5fe675d26203c123e271281","source_url":"https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/celastrus-scandens/","status":"eligible_fact","taxon_id":"taxon:d015874a-265d-5508-ab3b-e8dbfcc43403","value":["Moist"]},{"expected_source_name":"Celastrus scandens","field":"leaf_habit","original_field":"leaf_habit","record_id":"trait:e73747e4e25f4686aac1bbfecf7017e5dc83fb5b8959c45f75159a5488f10d27","retrieved_at":"2026-10-04T02:32:45.465512+00:00","scope":{"kind":"unspecified"},"scope_note":"Species profile; distribution and native-status discovery filters do not establish local growing or bloom timing.","source":"ncsu","source_name":"Celastrus scandens","source_sha256":"4dc05e69f165bbb3e3f2b2071d7b41a6abeef1a3e5fe675d26203c123e271281","source_url":"https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/celastrus-scandens/","status":"eligible_fact","taxon_id":"taxon:d015874a-265d-5508-ab3b-e8dbfcc43403","value":["Deciduous"]}],"values":{"flower_color":["Green","Orange","White"],"hardiness_zones":["3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b"],"height_description":"20–25 feet","leaf_habit":["Deciduous"],"life_cycle":["Perennial","Woody"],"light":["Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day)","Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)"],"moisture_categories":["Moist"],"soil_ph_categories":["Alkaline (>8.0)"],"spread_description":"2–8 feet"}},"prairie_moon_2026":{"identity_basis":"Exact scientific name; no new synonym guesses","matched_name":"Celastrus scandens","page":13,"retrieved":"2026-09-30T18:00:34.396046+00:00","row_top":156.71609999999998,"scope":"Nursery cultural guide; height in flower; moisture categories retained as printed","source_label":"Prairie Moon 2026 Cultural Guide","source_sha256":"a0653d627b36184cd6bdd39aaea55efe2c15be3899976de28f978edc07a23cf1","source_url":"https://www.prairiemoon.com/catalogs/Prairie-Moon-Nursery-Cultural-Guide-2026.pdf","values":{"bloom_season":["May","June"],"flower_color":["White"],"height_description":"25 feet (in flower)","light":["Full sun (6+ hours)","Part shade (3–6 hours)"],"moisture_categories":["Mesic","Dry-mesic","Dry"]}},"usda":{"matched_name":"Celastrus scandens","retrieved":"2026-09-24","scope":"Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary","source_label":"USDA PLANTS","source_url":"https://plants.usda.gov/","usda_id":75002,"values":{"bloom_season":"Spring","flower_color":"White","foliage_color":"Green","fruit_season_begin":"Summer","fruit_season_end":"Fall","growth_architecture":"Thicket Forming","growth_rate":"Rapid","height_ft":15,"leaf_retention":"No"}},"ut_smart_yards":{"identity_basis":"Exact scientific name; no new synonym guesses","matched_name":"Celastrus scandens","modified":"2018-12-26T16:16:08+00:00","page_id":"6198","scope":"Published Tennessee growing guidance; exact cached scientific heading","source_label":"Tennessee Smart Yards","source_url":"https://tynnativeplants.wordpress.com/vines/scientific-name/american-bittersweet-bittersweet/","values":{"light":["Full to part sun"],"moisture_categories":["medium to dry"]}},"virginia_coastal":{"identity_basis":"Exact scientific name; no new synonym guesses","matched_name":"Celastrus scandens","page":2,"retrieved":"2026-09-30T18:00:37.533960+00:00","row_top":87.88020000000006,"scope":"Virginia regional planting chart; sunlight is a minimum requirement, moisture is low/moderate/high","source_label":"Virginia DCR Coastal Plain","source_sha256":"c7dc029781c9ba41743547b5b3234bbe1c4c027e3137534abdc4b4fe2cf39612","source_url":"https://www.dcr.virginia.gov/natural-heritage/document/cp-nat-plants.pdf","values":{"light":["Shade (minimum requirement)","Partial sun (minimum requirement)","Full sun (minimum requirement)"],"moisture_categories":["Moderate"]}},"virginia_piedmont":{"identity_basis":"Exact scientific name; no new synonym guesses","matched_name":"Celastrus scandens","page":2,"retrieved":"2026-09-30T18:00:36.632111+00:00","row_top":220.7197,"scope":"Virginia regional planting chart; sunlight is a minimum requirement, moisture is low/moderate/high","source_label":"Virginia DCR Piedmont","source_sha256":"cb946fa6b7fa4ad5694d1debe04b04c392bc7389af2321eeab1ebcff381a5be3","source_url":"https://www.dcr.virginia.gov/natural-heritage/document/pied-nat-plants.pdf","values":{"light":["Shade (minimum requirement)","Partial sun (minimum requirement)","Full sun (minimum requirement)"],"moisture_categories":["Moderate"]}}},"light_range":["shade","full sun"],"light_source":"NC Extension Plant Toolbox","native_synthesis":{"claims":[{"claim":"native","matched_name":"Celastrus scandens","scope":"TN-KY","source":"tnky_atlas","url":"https://tennessee-kentucky.plantatlas.usf.edu/plant/species/476"},{"claim":"native","matched_name":"Celastrus scandens","scope":"L48","source":"usda","text":"CAN:N L48:N","url":"https://plants.usda.gov/"},{"claim":"native","matched_name":"Celastrus scandens","scope":"NC","source":"nc_flora","url":"https://auth1.dpr.ncparks.gov/flora/"}],"county_native_range":"unresolved","explanation":"Source scopes are preserved. State occurrence alone does not establish nativity; combined regional evidence is labeled estimated.","label":"Native to Georgia (estimated from combined sources)","rule":"southeast-native-synthesis-1","status":"native_inferred"},"source_name":"Celastrus scandens","taxon_id":"taxon:d015874a-265d-5508-ab3b-e8dbfcc43403","revision":"publish:5809c037-0e9a-430a-8008-5ab6f69800c0","photos":[{"id":"celastrus-scandens-146696289","src":"/api/photos/image/45a33a469669b1180724841310a0491b23e2c50127432523e78b2562b25ed32c.jpg","view":"fruit","alt":"Celastrus scandens — fruit photograph","width":960,"height":1440,"artist":"The Cosmonaut","license":"CC BY-SA 2.5 ca","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/ca/deed.en","source_url":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Celastrus_scandens_fruit.jpg","changes":"Wikimedia thumbnail; no crop or retouching"}]}