OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Celastrales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Euonymus americanus   FAMILY Celastraceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Euonymus americanus   FAMILY Celastraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 113-03-002:

Euonymus americanus   FAMILY Celastraceae

 

COMMON NAME:
Hearts-a-bustin', Strawberry-bush


 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Euonymus americanus   FAMILY Celastraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Euonymus americanus   FAMILY Celastraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 113-03-002:
Euonymus americanus   FAMILY Celastraceae

 

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539

Shrub
Perennial

Habitat: Mesic to submesic forests, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Deciduous/Semi-evergreen
Simple
Opposite

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Greenish
Radially symmetrical
5-merous
5 sepals
5 petals
5 stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Red
Capsule

 

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