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Euonymus americanus

L.

American Strawberry-bush

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American Strawberry-bush (Euonymus americanus). Photo by Stephanie Penn, CC BY-NC 4.0, via iNaturalist.
Stephanie Penn, CC BY-NC 4.0
American Strawberry-bush (Euonymus americanus). Photo by Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist.
Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0
American Strawberry-bush (Euonymus americanus). Photo by Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist.
Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0
American Strawberry-bush (Euonymus americanus). Photo by abelkinser, CC BY-NC 4.0, via iNaturalist.
abelkinser, CC BY-NC 4.0
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.135211
Element CodePDCEL05020
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderCelastrales
FamilyCelastraceae
GenusEuonymus
Synonyms
Euonymus americanaL.
Other Common Names
Bursting-heart (EN) bursting-heart (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Taxonomic Comments
The spelling 'Euonymus' (rather than the original 'Evonymus') for the genus name has been nomenclaturally conserved (International Code of Botanical Nomenclature, Tokyo edition, 1994, p. 260), which also makes clear (by citing the name of the type species as E. europaeus) that the gender of the genus name is masculine. This usage is followed here, contrary to Kartesz checklist (1994). Most 20th-century botanical and floristic works use the 'Euonymus' spelling. Further discussion of the gender of this genus name is provided by J. Paclt, Taxon 47: 473-474, 1998. LEM 18Jan95 & 3Jun98.
Conservation Status
Review Date1984-04-24
Change Date1984-04-24
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
FloridaS4Yes
DelawareS5Yes
District of ColumbiaSNRYes
New YorkS2Yes
MissouriS2Yes
PennsylvaniaS3Yes
GeorgiaSNRYes
West VirginiaS5Yes
North CarolinaS5Yes
KentuckyS5Yes
South CarolinaS5Yes
OhioSNRYes
New JerseyS4Yes
Rhode IslandSNANo
VirginiaS5Yes
IllinoisS2Yes
IndianaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (65)
Alabama (2)
AreaForestAcres
Cheaha BTalladega National Forest741
Oakey MountainTalladega National Forest6,129
Arkansas (9)
AreaForestAcres
Blue MountainOuachita National Forest9,755
Brush HeapOuachita National Forest4,205
Clifty CanyonOzark-St. Francis National Forest1,963
Devils CanyonOzark-St. Francis National Forest1,877
East ForkOzark-St. Francis National Forest13,037
Gee CreekOzark-St. Francis National Forest7,957
Little BlakelyOuachita National Forest3,342
PenhookOzark-St. Francis National Forest6,566
Richland CreekOzark-St. Francis National Forest571
Florida (1)
AreaForestAcres
Alexander Springs CreekOcala National Forest2,954
Georgia (13)
AreaForestAcres
Boggs CreekChattahoochee National Forest2,073
Cedar MountainChattahoochee National Forest1,083
Ellicott Rock AdditionChattahoochee National Forest690
Helton CreekChattahoochee National Forest2,348
Indian Grave GapChattahoochee National Forest1,020
Joe GapChattahoochee National Forest5,321
Kelly RidgeChattahoochee National Forest8,325
Ken MountainChattahoochee National Forest527
Lance CreekChattahoochee National Forest9,025
Miller CreekChattahoochee National Forest701
Pink KnobChattahoochee National Forest12,127
Rocky MountainChattahoochee National Forest4,269
Tate BranchChattahoochee National Forest1,069
Illinois (1)
AreaForestAcres
Burke BranchShawnee National Forest6,231
Kentucky (1)
AreaForestAcres
WolfpenDaniel Boone National Forest2,835
North Carolina (21)
AreaForestAcres
Bald MountainPisgah National Forest11,085
Balsam ConePisgah National Forest10,591
BearwallowPisgah National Forest4,113
Catfish Lake NorthCroatan National Forest11,299
Cheoah BaldNantahala National Forest7,795
Craggy MountainPisgah National Forest2,657
Harper CreekPisgah National Forest7,325
Jarrett CreekPisgah National Forest7,485
Laurel MountainPisgah National Forest5,683
Linville Gorge AdditionPisgah National Forest2,809
Lost CovePisgah National Forest5,944
Mackey MountainPisgah National Forest5,934
Overflow CreekNantahala National Forest3,379
Sam Knob (addition)Pisgah National Forest2,576
Sheep Ridge AdditionCroatan National Forest5,808
SnowbirdNantahala National Forest8,489
South Mills RiverPisgah National Forest8,588
Tusquitee BaldNantahala National Forest13,670
Wilson CreekPisgah National Forest4,863
Woods MountainPisgah National Forest9,602
Yellowhammer Branch (add.)Nantahala National Forest1,255
South Carolina (3)
AreaForestAcres
Bee CoveSumter National Forest3,025
Ellicott Rock 2Sumter National Forest517
Wambaw ExtFrancis Marion National Forest527
Tennessee (10)
AreaForestAcres
Bald MountainCherokee National Forest11,743
Brushy RidgeCherokee National Forest7,469
Devil's BackboneCherokee National Forest4,287
Flint Mill GapCherokee National Forest9,494
London Bridge BranchCherokee National Forest3,387
Rogers RidgeCherokee National Forest4,738
Sampson Mountain AdditionCherokee National Forest3,064
Slide HollowCherokee National Forest4,057
Stone MountainCherokee National Forest5,367
Sycamore CreekCherokee National Forest6,984
Virginia (4)
AreaForestAcres
New London Bridge BranchJefferson National Forest844
North MountainJefferson National Forest8,377
Raccoon BranchJefferson National Forest4,388
Seng MountainJefferson National Forest6,428
References (2)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2016. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 12. Magnoliophyta: Vitaceae to Garryaceae. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxiv + 603 pp.
  2. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.