The fruit of the shrubby vines known as bittersweet (Celastraceae: Celastrus sp.) are hard capsules that split open to reveal the sugary flesh inside. They provide a late-season food source for ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Waterloo State Recreation Area near Chelsea Michigan, 21 Oct 2012.
June 29, 2026 at 1:08 PM
The fruit of the shrubby vines known as bittersweet (Celastraceae: Celastrus sp.) are hard capsules that split open to reveal the sugary flesh inside. They provide a late-season food source for ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Waterloo State Recreation Area near Chelsea Michigan, 21 Oct 2012.
#NewSpecies!
Euonymus pushpagiriensis
A newly discovered celastraceae from #india!
Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/1DC791C6-...
Publication: doi.org/10.3897/phyt...
#PhytoKeys #EuonymusPushpagiriensis
#FAIRdata
#openaccess #taxonomy #nature #botany #flowers #plants #wildlife #celastraceae
Euonymus pushpagiriensis
A newly discovered celastraceae from #india!
Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/1DC791C6-...
Publication: doi.org/10.3897/phyt...
#PhytoKeys #EuonymusPushpagiriensis
#FAIRdata
#openaccess #taxonomy #nature #botany #flowers #plants #wildlife #celastraceae
February 28, 2025 at 9:32 AM
#NewSpecies!
Euonymus pushpagiriensis
A newly discovered celastraceae from #india!
Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/1DC791C6-...
Publication: doi.org/10.3897/phyt...
#PhytoKeys #EuonymusPushpagiriensis
#FAIRdata
#openaccess #taxonomy #nature #botany #flowers #plants #wildlife #celastraceae
Euonymus pushpagiriensis
A newly discovered celastraceae from #india!
Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/1DC791C6-...
Publication: doi.org/10.3897/phyt...
#PhytoKeys #EuonymusPushpagiriensis
#FAIRdata
#openaccess #taxonomy #nature #botany #flowers #plants #wildlife #celastraceae
The fruit of the shrubby vines known as bittersweet (Celastraceae: Celastrus sp.) are hard capsules that split open to reveal the sugary flesh inside. They provide a late-season food source for ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Waterloo State Recreation Area near Chelsea Michigan, 21 Oct 2012.
April 7, 2025 at 7:05 PM
The fruit of the shrubby vines known as bittersweet (Celastraceae: Celastrus sp.) are hard capsules that split open to reveal the sugary flesh inside. They provide a late-season food source for ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Waterloo State Recreation Area near Chelsea Michigan, 21 Oct 2012.
Celastrina argiolus, Holly Blue. I have been down a rabbit hole with this name today. Emmet suggests that Celastrina refers to an evergreen tree, conjectured as Holly, one of its larval food plants. I wondered whether it referred to family Celastraceae,
July 28, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Celastrina argiolus, Holly Blue. I have been down a rabbit hole with this name today. Emmet suggests that Celastrina refers to an evergreen tree, conjectured as Holly, one of its larval food plants. I wondered whether it referred to family Celastraceae,
The fruit of the shrubby vines known as bittersweet (Celastraceae: Celastrus sp.) are hard capsules that split open to reveal the sugary flesh inside. They provide a late-season food source for ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Waterloo State Recreation Area near Chelsea Michigan, 21 Oct 2012.
July 24, 2025 at 12:42 PM
The fruit of the shrubby vines known as bittersweet (Celastraceae: Celastrus sp.) are hard capsules that split open to reveal the sugary flesh inside. They provide a late-season food source for ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Waterloo State Recreation Area near Chelsea Michigan, 21 Oct 2012.
The fruit of the shrubby vines known as bittersweet (Celastraceae: Celastrus sp.) are hard capsules that split open to reveal the sugary flesh inside. They provide a late-season food source for ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Waterloo State Recreation Area near Chelsea Michigan, 21 Oct 2012.
January 19, 2026 at 2:53 PM
The fruit of the shrubby vines known as bittersweet (Celastraceae: Celastrus sp.) are hard capsules that split open to reveal the sugary flesh inside. They provide a late-season food source for ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Waterloo State Recreation Area near Chelsea Michigan, 21 Oct 2012.
Eastern wahoo (Celastraceae: Euonymus atropurpureus) is a shrub native to the east-central US. Although also called burning bush, that name is more often applied to the introduced and invasive ornamental Euonymus alatus. Both produce bright red leaves in autumn. Blissfield Michigan, 13 Nov 2025.
February 28, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Eastern wahoo (Celastraceae: Euonymus atropurpureus) is a shrub native to the east-central US. Although also called burning bush, that name is more often applied to the introduced and invasive ornamental Euonymus alatus. Both produce bright red leaves in autumn. Blissfield Michigan, 13 Nov 2025.
Eastern wahoo (Celastraceae: Euonymus atropurpureus) is a shrub native to the east-central US. Although also called burning bush, that name is more often applied to the introduced and invasive ornamental Euonymus alatus. Both produce bright red leaves in autumn. Blissfield Michigan, 13 Nov 2025.
November 13, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Eastern wahoo (Celastraceae: Euonymus atropurpureus) is a shrub native to the east-central US. Although also called burning bush, that name is more often applied to the introduced and invasive ornamental Euonymus alatus. Both produce bright red leaves in autumn. Blissfield Michigan, 13 Nov 2025.
Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) feeding on the fruit of a bittersweet (Celastraceae: Celastrus sp.). The hard capsules of these woody, shrubby vines split open to reveal the fruit inside, providing a late-season food source for ants. Waterloo State Recreation Area near Chelsea Michigan, 10/21/2012.
January 26, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) feeding on the fruit of a bittersweet (Celastraceae: Celastrus sp.). The hard capsules of these woody, shrubby vines split open to reveal the fruit inside, providing a late-season food source for ants. Waterloo State Recreation Area near Chelsea Michigan, 10/21/2012.
Crucifixion thorn | Canotia holocantha
pretty much endemic to Arizona
same family as wahoo, spindle, and hearts-a-bustin’, Celastraceae!
#nativeplants
pretty much endemic to Arizona
same family as wahoo, spindle, and hearts-a-bustin’, Celastraceae!
#nativeplants
November 16, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Crucifixion thorn | Canotia holocantha
pretty much endemic to Arizona
same family as wahoo, spindle, and hearts-a-bustin’, Celastraceae!
#nativeplants
pretty much endemic to Arizona
same family as wahoo, spindle, and hearts-a-bustin’, Celastraceae!
#nativeplants
This is Brexia madagascariensis. It has sinistrorse contorted aestivation. The aestivation patterns are determined by the floral meristem very early in flower initiation. #Celastraceae #aestivation #Botany 🌾🧪🌱
July 9, 2026 at 11:35 AM
This is Brexia madagascariensis. It has sinistrorse contorted aestivation. The aestivation patterns are determined by the floral meristem very early in flower initiation. #Celastraceae #aestivation #Botany 🌾🧪🌱
John Adolph Shafer https://bionomia.net/Q615605 collected the holotype CELASTRACEAE: Salacia nipensis Britton in Cuba https://gbif.org/occurrence/1928502114 #TypeSpecimenToday
December 13, 2025 at 8:30 AM
John Adolph Shafer https://bionomia.net/Q615605 collected the holotype CELASTRACEAE: Salacia nipensis Britton in Cuba https://gbif.org/occurrence/1928502114 #TypeSpecimenToday
Fruto con arilo de un bonetero japonés bajo la lluvia de Madrid.
"Euonymus japonicus" (Celastraceae).
"Euonymus japonicus" (Celastraceae).
January 23, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Fruto con arilo de un bonetero japonés bajo la lluvia de Madrid.
"Euonymus japonicus" (Celastraceae).
"Euonymus japonicus" (Celastraceae).
#Celastrus scandens, our native bittersweet, nice and heavy with those exposed arils. Most bittersweet we see ‘round here is the invasive C. orbiculatus… but I’m always gonna pull over when I see these terminal fruit clusters (orbiculatus are in the leaf axils). #iamabotanist #Celastraceae
November 14, 2024 at 8:16 PM
#Celastrus scandens, our native bittersweet, nice and heavy with those exposed arils. Most bittersweet we see ‘round here is the invasive C. orbiculatus… but I’m always gonna pull over when I see these terminal fruit clusters (orbiculatus are in the leaf axils). #iamabotanist #Celastraceae
Sticks in bloom! Psammomoya choretroides, a leafless member of the Celastraceae, named for its similarity to the genus Choretrum, however it’s not parasitic! This one is very common from Kalbarri all the way to Salmon gums, growing mostly on sand or gravelly soils.
August 13, 2026 at 10:03 AM
Sticks in bloom! Psammomoya choretroides, a leafless member of the Celastraceae, named for its similarity to the genus Choretrum, however it’s not parasitic! This one is very common from Kalbarri all the way to Salmon gums, growing mostly on sand or gravelly soils.
October 22, 2023 at 6:49 PM
“Euonymus americanus is a species of flowering plant in the family Celastraceae. Common names include strawberry bush, American strawberry bush, bursting-heart, hearts-a-bustin and hearts-bustin'-with-love. It is native to the eastern United States.
October 15, 2025 at 5:24 AM
“Euonymus americanus is a species of flowering plant in the family Celastraceae. Common names include strawberry bush, American strawberry bush, bursting-heart, hearts-a-bustin and hearts-bustin'-with-love. It is native to the eastern United States.
Oh, I meant to share some tree names.
June 11, 2026 at 11:14 PM
Oh, I meant to share some tree names.
The rare & seldom-seen Plagiopteron suaveolens (#Celastraceae) is a #stamenflower from a family not generally known for stamen flowers. #stamen. #Botany #PlantScience 🌾🧪 Photo from Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden’s website: english.xtbg.cas.cn/gh/lg/202005...
May 22, 2024 at 4:13 PM
The rare & seldom-seen Plagiopteron suaveolens (#Celastraceae) is a #stamenflower from a family not generally known for stamen flowers. #stamen. #Botany #PlantScience 🌾🧪 Photo from Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden’s website: english.xtbg.cas.cn/gh/lg/202005...
Taxonomia
Reino: Plantae
Filo: Tracheophyta
Classe: Magnoliopsida
Ordem: Celastrales
Família: Celastraceae
Gênero: Maytenus
39 registros no Brasil · 44 no mundo
Fonte: https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/779167
Reino: Plantae
Filo: Tracheophyta
Classe: Magnoliopsida
Ordem: Celastrales
Família: Celastraceae
Gênero: Maytenus
39 registros no Brasil · 44 no mundo
Fonte: https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/779167
Maytenus rigida
Maytenus rigida is a species of plants with 44 observations
www.inaturalist.org
August 13, 2026 at 12:19 AM
Taxonomia
Reino: Plantae
Filo: Tracheophyta
Classe: Magnoliopsida
Ordem: Celastrales
Família: Celastraceae
Gênero: Maytenus
39 registros no Brasil · 44 no mundo
Fonte: https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/779167
Reino: Plantae
Filo: Tracheophyta
Classe: Magnoliopsida
Ordem: Celastrales
Família: Celastraceae
Gênero: Maytenus
39 registros no Brasil · 44 no mundo
Fonte: https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/779167
Fungus gnats (#Diptera) are lesser-known pollinators. Euonymus spp. (Celastraceae) pollinated by nectar-feeding fungus #gnats have dull red flowers, short stamens & a fragrance of acetoin (smells "fermented"). #Botany #PlantScience 🌾🧪 📷: E. atropurpureus, Link Davis CCBYNC4 bit.ly/48z9Qj9
January 22, 2024 at 12:48 PM
Fungus gnats (#Diptera) are lesser-known pollinators. Euonymus spp. (Celastraceae) pollinated by nectar-feeding fungus #gnats have dull red flowers, short stamens & a fragrance of acetoin (smells "fermented"). #Botany #PlantScience 🌾🧪 📷: E. atropurpureus, Link Davis CCBYNC4 bit.ly/48z9Qj9
if you ever see red berries with husks like this, you are probably looking at a plant in Celastraceae, usually in the genus Euonymus (spindles) or Celastrus (bittersweet).
One of my favorites is the native hearts-a-burstin’ | Euonymus americanus
One of my favorites is the native hearts-a-burstin’ | Euonymus americanus
December 16, 2023 at 2:03 AM
if you ever see red berries with husks like this, you are probably looking at a plant in Celastraceae, usually in the genus Euonymus (spindles) or Celastrus (bittersweet).
One of my favorites is the native hearts-a-burstin’ | Euonymus americanus
One of my favorites is the native hearts-a-burstin’ | Euonymus americanus
My first thought when I saw this: www.inaturalist.org/taxa/83150-E...
strawberry bush (Euonymus americanus)
Euonymus americanus is a species of flowering plant in the family Celastraceae. Common names include strawberry bush, American strawberry bush, bursting-heart, hearts-a-bustin and hearts-bustin'-with-...
www.inaturalist.org
September 17, 2026 at 8:04 PM
My first thought when I saw this: www.inaturalist.org/taxa/83150-E...
The ever so spindly #Tripterococcus brunonis part of the #Celastraceae family, and are named for their winged fruit, and supposedly smell nice at night though I never gone out to find out for myself what they smell like
December 3, 2024 at 8:31 AM
The ever so spindly #Tripterococcus brunonis part of the #Celastraceae family, and are named for their winged fruit, and supposedly smell nice at night though I never gone out to find out for myself what they smell like
🎉 We were delighted to welcome Lukas Petrulaitis to @pensoft.net's stand at #NeoBiota2026!
👉 Lukas is an author in our journal!
Emerging invasion threat of the liana Celastrus orbiculatus (Celastraceae) in Europe that you can read in our journal: doi.org/10.3897/neob...
👉 Lukas is an author in our journal!
Emerging invasion threat of the liana Celastrus orbiculatus (Celastraceae) in Europe that you can read in our journal: doi.org/10.3897/neob...
September 8, 2026 at 11:59 AM
🎉 We were delighted to welcome Lukas Petrulaitis to @pensoft.net's stand at #NeoBiota2026!
👉 Lukas is an author in our journal!
Emerging invasion threat of the liana Celastrus orbiculatus (Celastraceae) in Europe that you can read in our journal: doi.org/10.3897/neob...
👉 Lukas is an author in our journal!
Emerging invasion threat of the liana Celastrus orbiculatus (Celastraceae) in Europe that you can read in our journal: doi.org/10.3897/neob...