PLANTS Profile for Euonymus fortunei var. fortunei (winter creeper)

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Euonymus fortunei (Turcz.) Hand.-Maz. var. fortunei
winter creeper

Symbol:

EUFOF

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Celastraceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Vine
Shrub

Native Status:

L48

More Information:

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Euonymus fortunei (Turcz.) Hand.-Maz. var. fortunei

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Synonyms:
Euonymus fortunei (Turcz.) Hand.-Maz. var. fortunei

EUFOV

Euonymus fortunei (Turcz.) Hand.-Maz. var. vegetus (Rehder) Rehder

Distribution:
Euonymus fortunei (Turcz.) Hand.-Maz. var. fortunei


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (IL, MA)

Related Taxa:
Euonymus fortunei (Turcz.) Hand.-Maz. var. fortunei

View 16 genera in Celastraceae, 14 species in Euonymus, 2 varieties in Euonymus fortunei (Turcz.) Hand.-Maz.

Classification:
Euonymus fortunei (Turcz.) Hand.-Maz. var. fortunei

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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 fortunei (Turcz.) Hand.-Maz. – winter creeper
Variety	Euonymus fortunei (Turcz.) Hand.-Maz. var. fortunei – winter creeper

U.S. Weed Information:
Euonymus fortunei (Turcz.) Hand.-Maz. var. fortunei

Euonymus fortunei
climbing euonymus
winter creeper

The related entities italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

SEEPPC		Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council. 1996. Invasive exotic pest plants in Tennessee (19 October 1999). Research Committee of the Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council. Tennessee.
WI		Hoffman, R. & K. Kearns (eds.). 1997. Wisconsin manual of control recommendations for ecologically invasive plants. Wisconsin Dept. Natural Resources. Madison, Wisconsin. 102pp.

Introduced Information:
Euonymus fortunei (Turcz.) Hand.-Maz. var. fortunei

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Euonymus fortunei (Turcz.) Hand.-Maz. var. fortunei

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 528150.

Related Web Sites:
Euonymus fortunei (Turcz.) Hand.-Maz. var. fortunei

IL-Vegetation Management Guidelines (Nature Preserve Commission)

Time Generated: 10/09/2008 11:10 AM MDT