bursting-heart
Family
CelastraceaeScientific Name
Euonymus americanusOther Common Names:
strawberry bush
American strawberry bush
Synonyms (former Scientific Names):
Euonymus americana
Habit
erect, sometimes straggling, shrub, perennial
Leaves
thin, lancelote to ovate, 3-9 cm long, cuspidate
Identifying Characteristics
deciduous or weakly evergreen shrubs, or small trees
Flower Seed Head
1-3 flowers, terminal or subterminal on solitary, axillary peduncles
Where Found
mixed deciduous forest, low woodlands, and swamps through SE
Life Cycle
perennial
Plant Type
Shrub