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Euonymus atropurpureus var. atropurpureus

Euonymus atropurpureus Jacq. var. atropurpureus

american wahoo, burning bush

Synonym(s): Euonymus atropurpurea var. atropurpurea

PLANT INDEX

ID_PLANT: EUATA2
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Euonymus atropurpureus var. atropurpureus
Include in WOTAS: 0
Publish to Web: 1
Last Modified: 2020-01-01

GENUS INDEX

GENUS CODE: EUONY2
GENUS SCIENTIFIC: Euonymus
GENUS AUTHORITY: L.
GENUS COMMON: Spindletree
GENUS SUMMARY: A genus of ca. 129 species, of temperate and tropical areas, trees, shrubs, and lianas. The genus name was variously spelled Euonymus and Evonymus by Linnaeus. The spelling Euonymus has been nomenclaturally conserved. The genus is now considered to be grammatically masculine, and adjectival specific epithets therefore end in -us.
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GENUS REFERENCES: Ma & Funston (2008)= Y; Voss (1985)=Z; Simmons in Kubitzki (2004).

FAMILY INDEX

FAMILY CODE: CELAST
FAMILY SCIENTIFIC: Celastraceae
FAMILY AUTHORITY: R. Brown 1814
FAMILY COMMON: Bittersweet Family
FAMILY SUMMARY: A family of ca. 98 genera and ca. 1200 species, trees, shrubs, lianas, perennial and annual herbs, nearly cosmopolitan, especially in the tropics and subtropics.
FAMILY REFERENCE: Brizicky (1964); Simmons in Kubitzki (2004).

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DURATION: Perennial
HABIT: Shrub, Tree

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FRUITING PERIOD: Aug-Oct.

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USDA PLANTS DATABASE

USDA Symbol: EUATA2
USDA Common Name: Eastern Wahoo
Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)
Distribution: USA (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, WI, WV), CAN (ON, QC)
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Shrub, Tree

2018 Natural Heritage Program List of Rare Plant Species of North Carolina

NHP IDS RANKROUNDED S RANKG RANKROUNDED G RANKSTATE STATUSFEDERAL STATUS
20029 S2 S2 G5T5 T5 W7

This information is derived from the 2018 North Carolina Natural Heritage Program List of Rare Plant Species.

WEAKLEY FLORA

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Euonymus atropurpureus var. atropurpureus
COMMON NAME: American Wahoo, Burning Bush
SYNONYMY: [= E. atropurpurea var. atropurpurea - K1; < Euonymus atropurpureus - C, F, G, Il, Pa, RAB, S, Va, W, WH3, WV; < Euonymus atropurpurea - Z]
PHENOLOGY: May-Jul; Aug-Oct.
HABITAT: Bottomland forests, riverbanks, mostly on rich alluvial sediments, or on slopes over mafic or calcareous rocks.
COMMENTS: NY west to ND, south to Panhandle FL and TX. Var. cheathumii Lundell is endemic to TX.
RANGE MAP: Euonymus atropurpureus var. atropurpureus.png

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ABOUT FAMILY (Weakley Flora)
Celastraceae R. Brown 1814 (Bittersweet Family)
SUMMARY: A family of ca. 98 genera and ca. 1200 species, trees, shrubs, lianas, perennial and annual herbs, nearly cosmopolitan, especially in the tropics and subtropics.
REFERENCE: Brizicky (1964); Simmons in Kubitzki (2004).
ABOUT GENUS (Weakley Flora)
Euonymus L. (Spindletree)
SUMMARY: A genus of ca. 129 species, of temperate and tropical areas, trees, shrubs, and lianas. The genus name was variously spelled Euonymus and Evonymus by Linnaeus. The spelling Euonymus has been nomenclaturally conserved. The genus is now considered to be grammatically masculine, and adjectival specific epithets therefore end in -us.
REFERENCE: Ma & Funston (2008)= Y; Voss (1985)=Z; Simmons in Kubitzki (2004).

HERBARIUM RESOURCES

SERNEC: Find Euonymus atropurpureus var. atropurpureus in Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)
UNC SERNEC: Find Euonymus atropurpureus var. atropurpureus in University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Herbarium - Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)

WEB RESOURCES

USDA: Find Euonymus atropurpureus var. atropurpureus in USDA Plants
NPIN: Find Euonymus atropurpureus var. atropurpureus in NPIN Database
FNA: Find Euonymus atropurpureus var. atropurpureus in the Flora of North America (if available)
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