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Euonymus alatus

(Thunb.) Sieb.

Winged Spindletree

GNRUnranked Found in 20 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.128977

Element CodePDCEL05010

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderCelastrales

FamilyCelastraceae

GenusEuonymus

Synonyms

Euonymus alata(Thunb.) Siebold

Other Common Names

burningbush (EN) Fusain ailé (FR) Winged Burning-bush (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

Change Date1994-03-22

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

United StatesNNA

Province	Rank	Native
Virginia	SNA	No
District of Columbia	SNA	No
Iowa	SNA	No
New York	SNA	No
Minnesota	SNA	No
Vermont	SNA	No
New Jersey	SNA	No
West Virginia	SNA	No
Massachusetts	SNA	No
Delaware	SNA	No
Rhode Island	SNA	No
North Carolina	SNA	No
Indiana	SNA	No
Illinois	SNA	No
Louisiana	SNA	No
Pennsylvania	SNA	No
Montana	SNA	No
Michigan	SNA	No
Kentucky	SNA	No

CanadaNNA

Province	Rank	Native
Ontario	SNA	No
Quebec	SNA	No
New Brunswick	SNA	No
Nova Scotia	SNA	No

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (20)

New Hampshire (3)

Area	Forest	Acres
Carr Mountain	White Mountain National Forest	17,110
Jobildunk	White Mountain National Forest	3,660
Mt. Wolf - Gordon Pond	White Mountain National Forest	11,846

North Carolina (5)

Area	Forest	Acres
Bearwallow	Pisgah National Forest	4,113
Boteler Peak	Nantahala National Forest	4,205
Jarrett Creek	Pisgah National Forest	7,485
South Mills River	Pisgah National Forest	8,588
Tusquitee Bald	Nantahala National Forest	13,670

Pennsylvania (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Tracy Ridge	Allegheny National Forest	9,034

Tennessee (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Flint Mill Gap	Cherokee National Forest	9,494

Utah (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
South Francis	Wasatch-Cache National Forest	3,374

Virginia (8)

Area	Forest	Acres
Brush Mountain	Jefferson National Forest	6,002
Kelley Mountain	George Washington National Forest	7,590
Little Wilson Creek Addition B	Jefferson National Forest	1,725
Mill Mountain	George Washington National Forest	10,840
North Mountain	Jefferson National Forest	8,377
Peters Mountain Addition B	Jefferson National Forest	2,909
Southern Massanutten	George Washington National Forest	11,985
Three Ridges	George Washington National Forest	4,745

West Virginia (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Middle Mountain	Monongahela National Forest	19,020

References (2)

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.
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.