American Bittersweet vs chainfruit

Celastrus scandens compared with Alyxia ilicifolia

Key Differences

• American Bittersweet is Not Evaluated while chainfruit is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Bittersweet	chainfruit
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Celastrales (Celastrales)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Celastraceae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Celastrus	Alyxia
Species	Celastrus scandens	Alyxia ilicifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

American Bittersweet and chainfruit share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

American Bittersweet

NE — Not Evaluated

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Bittersweet	chainfruit
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Bittersweet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

chainfruit

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

American Bittersweet

The American Bittersweet (Celastrus scandens) is a species in the genus Celastrus. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

chainfruit

The Chainfruit (Alyxia ilicifolia) is a species in the genus Alyxia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.