burningbush
Family
CelastraceaeScientific Name
Euonymus alatusOther Common Names:
winged euonymus
Synonyms (former Scientific Names):
Euonymus alata
Habit
perrenial erect bush up to 6 m tall
Leaves
leaves elliptic to ovate-lancelote, 6-12 cm long
Flower Seed Head
few to many flowers in divergently branched cymes 2-4 cm wide on axillary peduncles 2-5 cm long
Seed Fruit
fruit is red, depressed-obovoid, smooth, about 1.5 cm diameter
Where Found
found in moist woods: NY to Minn and Neb, to Fla and Tex
Growth Habit
woody bush or tree
Thorns or Spines
not present
Approximate Flower Diameter
pencil
Dominant Flower Color
Varies:
purple,
red
Flower Symmetry
Varies:
radial symmetery,
bilateral symmetry
Leaf Shape
lance
Leaf Structure
simple
Stem Hairs
no hairs
Stem Cross Section
round or oval
Milky Sap
not present
Life Cycle
perennial
Ochrea
not present
Plant Type
Shrub