. Concord area trees and shrubs. Botany; Trees; Shrubs. VINES ALTERNATE SIMPLE LEAVES COMMON GREENBRIER Smilax rotundifolia Leaves untoothed (or minutely jagged). Stems thorny. Berries blue-black, edible though possibly not palatable. Low, moist thickets and woods (especially near shores). Common. BITTER NIGHTSHADE Solanum dulcamara Leaves untoothed, lobed or unlobed. Berries red, somewhat poisonous. Thickets, clearings, and moist soil near dwellings. Naturalized. Common. AMERICAN BITTERSWEET Celastrus scandens Leaves toothed and unlobed. Flower (fruit) clusters at ends of branchlets with nume
. Concord area trees and shrubs. Botany; Trees; Shrubs. VINES ALTERNATE SIMPLE LEAVES COMMON GREENBRIER Smilax rotundifolia Leaves untoothed (or minutely jagged). Stems thorny. Berries blue-black, edible though possibly not palatable. Low, moist thickets and woods (especially near shores). Common. BITTER NIGHTSHADE Solanum dulcamara Leaves untoothed, lobed or unlobed. Berries red, somewhat poisonous. Thickets, clearings, and moist soil near dwellings. Naturalized. Common. AMERICAN BITTERSWEET Celastrus scandens Leaves toothed and unlobed. Flower (fruit) clusters at ends of branchlets with numerous flowers (fruits) in each cluster. Fruit yellow-orange on outside, opening to reveal red, berry-like interior, somewhat poisonous. Thickets, stone walls, woods, roadsides. Formerly common, now apparently rare. ASIAN BITTERSWEET Celastrus orbiculatus Similar to American Bittersweet but flowers (fruits) 2-4 per cluster along sides of branchlets where leaves are attached. Naturalized in same habitats as the native species, sometimes covering entire trees. Common, often locally GREENBRIER. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Angelo, Ray, 1948-; Angelo, Ray, 1948-. Cambridge, Mass. : Concord Field Station, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University
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