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| Jil M. Swearingen, US National Park Service, Washington, D.C.; PCA-APWG |
| Introduced into the US in the 1860s as an ornamental plant, oriental bittersweet is often associated with old homesites, from which it has escaped into surrounding natural areas. Oriental bittersweet is an aggressive invader that threatens all vegetation levels of forested and open areas. |
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