Euonymus americanus

Linnaeus

Sp. Pl. 1: 197. 1753.

Common names: Strawberry-bush
Endemic
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 12. Treatment on page 123. Mentioned on page 124.

Shrubs 2–3.5 m. Stems erect or arching, not rooting at nodes; young branches 4-angled, not corky winged. Leaves deciduous; petiole 1–3 mm; blade oval to lanceolate, 3–10 × 0.8–3 cm, base cuneate, obtuse, to rounded, margins crenate-serrate, apex acute or acuminate. Inflorescences terminal or axillary, 1–3-flowered. Flowers: sepals 5; petals 5, pale green, often suffused with purple, round, 2–3 mm diam.; stamens 5; ovary spiny. Capsules red or pink to purple, subglobose, 11–13 mm diam., unlobed or very shallowly 4–5-lobed, lobes clearly connate, surface spiny. Seeds subglobose, 4.5–5.5 mm; aril red. 2n = 64.


Phenology: Flowering spring–summer; fruiting late summer–early winter.
Habitat: Rich woods, bluffs, flood plains, along streams, hammocks, sandy banks.
Elevation: 0–400 m.

Distribution

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Ala., Ark., Del., D.C., Fla., Ga., Ill., Ind., Ky., La., Md., Miss., Mo., N.J., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Okla., Pa., S.C., Tenn., Tex., Va., W.Va.

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

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Jinshuang Ma +  and Geoffrey A. Levin +
Linnaeus +
Strawberry-bush +
Ala. +, Ark. +, Del. +, D.C. +, Fla. +, Ga. +, Ill. +, Ind. +, Ky. +, La. +, Md. +, Miss. +, Mo. +, N.J. +, N.Y. +, N.C. +, Ohio +, Okla. +, Pa. +, S.C. +, Tenn. +, Tex. +, Va. +  and W.Va. +
0–400 m. +
Rich woods, bluffs, flood plains, along streams, hammocks, sandy banks. +
Flowering spring–summer +  and fruiting late summer–early winter. +
Euonymus americanus +
Euonymus +
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