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Euonymus americanus L.
bursting-heart

       
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Photo of Euonymus americanus L.
Euonymus americana

©Ted Bodner. Miller, J.H. and K.V. Miller. 2005. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses. University of Georgia Press, Athens. Courtesy of University of Georgia Press. Image scanned by Forestry Images. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.
 
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Synonyms:
Euonymus americanus L.

  EUAM7 Euonymus americana L., orth. var.   strawberry bush
 

Distribution:
Euonymus americanus L.

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USA (AL, AR, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MD, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV)
 

Related Taxa:
Euonymus americanus L.

View 16 genera in Celastraceae, 14 species in Euonymus
 

Classification:
Euonymus americanus L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Rosidae
Order Celastrales
Family Celastraceae – Bittersweet family
Genus Euonymus L. – spindletree
Species Euonymus americanus L. – bursting-heart
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Euonymus americanus L.

The synonym italicized and indented below is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Illinois:
Euonymus americana
strawberry bush              Endangered
New York:
Euonymus americana
American strawberry-bush              Endangered
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Euonymus americanus L.

Euonymus americana:

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACU,FACW FAC FAC- FAC- NO FACU FACW NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
 

Wildlife Habitat Values:
Euonymus americanus L.

Wildlife Habitat Values

 

Miller, J.H., and K.V. Miller. 1999. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses. Southern Weed Science Society.

 

More Accounts and Images:
Euonymus americanus L.

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View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

 
 
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