PLANTS Profile for Euonymus occidentalis (western burning bush)

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PLANTS Profile

Euonymus occidentalis Nutt. ex Torr.
western burning bush

Symbol:

EUOC8

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Celastraceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Shrub
Tree

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N


Common Names:
	western wahoo

More Information:

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Euonymus occidentalis Nutt. ex Torr.

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Synonyms:
Euonymus occidentalis Nutt. ex Torr.

EUOC9

Euonymus occidentale Nutt. ex Torr., orth. var.

western burning bush, western wahoo

Distribution:
Euonymus occidentalis Nutt. ex Torr.


View Native Status

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USA (CA, OR, WA), CAN (BC)

Related Taxa:
Euonymus occidentalis Nutt. ex Torr.

View 16 genera in Celastraceae, 14 species in Euonymus or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Euonymus occidentalis var. occidentalis
western burning bush

Euonymus occidentalis var. parishii
western burning bush

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Euonymus occidentalis Nutt. ex Torr.

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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 occidentalis Nutt. ex Torr. – western burning bush

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Euonymus occidentalis Nutt. ex Torr.

This plant 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.

Washington:
western wahoo		Sensitive

More Accounts and Images:
Euonymus occidentalis Nutt. ex Torr.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 27952.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

Time Generated: 10/26/2008 03:17 PM MDT