family
Bittersweet Family
Celastraceae
Field notes
Children 24 of 25
- Parnassieae 10 native
- Spindletrees 4 native
- Mortonia 4 native
- Crossopetalum 2 native
- Mountain-Lovers 2 native
- Canotia 1 native
- Koko Trees 1 native
- Bittersweets 1 native
- Schaefferia 1 native
- Hippocratea 1 native
- Mystroxylon
- Salacia
- Denhamia
- Pristimera
- False Box
- Microtropis
- Spoonwoods
- Stackhousia
- Lydenburgia
- Spikethorns
- Wimmeria
- Brexia
- Catha
- Torralbasia
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Top native bittersweet family members All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Wahoo
Euonymus atropurpureus
caterpillars
6
hosts
2
food
2
flowers
28
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Strawberry Bush
Euonymus americanus
caterpillars
4
food
7
flowers
5
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Running Strawberry-bush
Euonymus obovatus
caterpillars
4
food
2
flowers
3
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American Bittersweet
Celastrus scandens
caterpillars
3
food
7
flowers
18
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Western Burning Bush
Euonymus occidentalis
caterpillars
2
food
4
flowers
1
-
Oregon Boxwood
Paxistima myrsinites
caterpillars
1
food
1
-
Christmasberry
Crossopetalum ilicifolium
caterpillars
1
-
Fen Grass of Parnassus
Parnassia glauca
bees
1
food
8
flowers
8
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Bigleaf Grass-of-parnassus
Parnassia grandifolia
bees
1
food
1
flowers
2
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Kidney-leaved Grass of Parnassus
Parnassia asarifolia
bees
1
food
1
-
Marsh grass-of-Parnassus
Parnassia palustris
food
6
flowers
14
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Fringed Grass of Parnassus
Parnassia fimbriata
food
1
flowers
2
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Maidenberry
Crossopetalum rhacoma
food
1
-
Kotzebue's Grass-of-Parnassus
Parnassia kotzebuei
food
1
-
San Bernardino Grass of Parnassus
Parnassia cirrata
food
1