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



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Euonymus alatus   FAMILY Celastraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America

Euonymus alatus

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)

Euonymus alata

 

COMMON NAME:
Burning-bush, Winged Euonymus, Winged Wahoo


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    wwwseeppcky_burningbush

        

www.se-eppc.org/ky/leastwant.htm

image of Euonymus alatus, Burning-bush, Winged Euonymus, Winged Wahoo

JK Marlow    jkm190418_7505

April    Greenville County    SC

Axillary pairs of small flowers at the ends of a Y-shaped 1" stem, per A Field Guide for the Identification of Invasive Plants in Southern Forests (Miller, Chambliss, & Lowenstein, 2010).

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JK Marlow    jkm140601_274

May    Greenville County    SC

Swamp Rabbit Trail

First reported for NC (in Jackson Co.) in 1988, now widespread in the state, per Weakley's Flora (2022).

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JK Marlow    jkm140601_275

May    Greenville County    SC

Swamp Rabbit Trail

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JK Marlow    jkm140604_444

June    Greenville County    SC

Swamp Rabbit Trail

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JK Marlow    jkm140625_343

June    Greenville County    SC

Cleveland Park

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JK Marlow    jkm071108_014

November    Pickens County    SC

SC Botanical Garden

Leaves thin, only 1-2" long; margins finely crenate; tips acute, per Nonnative Invasive Plants of Southern Forests (Miller, 2003).

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JK Marlow    jkm071108_016

November    Pickens County    SC

SC Botanical Garden

Dangling axillary paired (or not) reddish capsules turn purple, split open, per Nonnative Invasive Plants of Southern Forests (Miller, 2003).

image of Euonymus alatus, Burning-bush, Winged Euonymus, Winged Wahoo

JK Marlow    jkm071108_018

November    Pickens County    SC

SC Botanical Garden

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JK Marlow    jkm071108_020

November    Pickens County    SC

SC Botanical Garden

The corky ridges of young lime-green squarish twigs become wider with age, per Nonnative Invasive Plants of Southern Forests (Miller, 2003).

image of Euonymus alatus, Burning-bush, Winged Euonymus, Winged Wahoo

JK Marlow    jkm151105_061

November    Greenville County    SC

In cultivation

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JK Marlow    jkm151105_069

November    Greenville County    SC

In cultivation

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JK Marlow    jkm151105_071

November    Greenville County    SC

In cultivation

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JK Marlow    jkm151212_063b

December    Greenville County    SC

In cultivation

Dangling capsules turn purple & split to reveal orange fleshy-covered seeds, per A Field Guide for the Identification of Invasive Plants in Southern Forests (Miller, Chambliss, & Lowenstein, 2010).

image of Euonymus alatus, Burning-bush, Winged Euonymus, Winged Wahoo

JK Marlow    jkm151212_063c

December    Greenville County    SC

In cultivation

Terminal bud present; bud scales imbricate, greenish or pinkish, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).

 

 

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

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Euonymus alatus   FAMILY Celastraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Euonymus alatus

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Euonymus alata

 

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Shrub
Perennial

Habitat: Suburban woodlands, becoming invasive in some areas, per Weakley's Flora

Non-native: east Asia

Uncommon in Carolina Mountains, uncommon in Piedmont of GA & NC (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)

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INVASIVE

This plant is causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:

 

LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Opposite

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

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Red
Capsule

 

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