PLANTS Profile for Euonymus alatus (burningbush)

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PLANTS Profile

Euonymus alatus (Thunb.) Siebold
burningbush

Symbol:

EUAL13

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Celastraceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Shrub

Native Status:

L48		I
CAN		I


Common Names:
	winged burning bush
	winged spindletree
	winged euonymus

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Photo of Euonymus alatus (Thunb.) Siebold

Euonymus alata

R.A. Howard. ©Smithsonian Institution. Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution, Richard A. Howard Photograph Collection. United States, IN, Indianapolis. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Synonym Information:

EUAL8: Characteristics

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Euonymus alatus (Thunb.) Siebold

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Synonyms:
Euonymus alatus (Thunb.) Siebold

EUAL8

Euonymus alata (Thunb.) Siebold, orth. var.

winged burning bush

Distribution:
Euonymus alatus (Thunb.) Siebold


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, MI, MO, MT, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (ON)

Related Taxa:
Euonymus alatus (Thunb.) Siebold

View 16 genera in Celastraceae, 14 species in Euonymus or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Distribution of Euonymus alatus (Thunb.) Siebold var. alatus. .

Euonymus alatus var. alatus

Distribution of Euonymus alatus (Thunb.) Siebold var. apterus Regel. .

Euonymus alatus var. apterus
corky spindletree

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Euonymus alatus (Thunb.) Siebold

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Celastrales
Family	Celastraceae – Bittersweet family
Genus	Euonymus L. – spindletree
Species	Euonymus alatus (Thunb.) Siebold – burningbush

Noxious Weed Information:
Euonymus alatus (Thunb.) Siebold

This plant and synonym italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

Connecticut:
Euonymus alata
winged euonymus		Invasive, not banned
Massachusetts:
winged euonymus, burning bush		Prohibited

U.S. Weed Information:
Euonymus alatus (Thunb.) Siebold

Euonymus alata
burning bush
winged euonymus

The related entities and synonyms italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

SEEPPC		Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council. 1996. Invasive exotic pest plants in Tennessee (19 October 1999). Research Committee of the Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council. Tennessee.
WI		Hoffman, R. & K. Kearns (eds.). 1997. Wisconsin manual of control recommendations for ecologically invasive plants. Wisconsin Dept. Natural Resources. Madison, Wisconsin. 102pp.

Introduced Information:
Euonymus alatus (Thunb.) Siebold

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Euonymus alatus (Thunb.) Siebold

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Related Web Sites:
Euonymus alatus (Thunb.) Siebold

CT-Invasive Plant Species Identification Sheets (USDA NRCS)

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