Burning Bush

Scientific Name:   Euonymus alatus


Common name, "Burning Bush," comes from the bright red fall color. Native to central and northern China, Japan, and Korea.

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Burning Bush


Genus species: Euonymus alatus
Common Name: Burning Bush
Family Name: Celastraceae  
Vines, shrubs, or small trees; leaves opposite or alternate, simple; flowers bisexual, regular, in axillary cymes; fruit a capsule with arillate seeds.
Seed Type Angiosperm
Origin:  
Native: native to North America.
Non-native: not native to North America.
Introduced Native: native to North
America, but not Rowe Woods.
* Definitions based on the USDA
terminology
Nonnative
Category:Shrub
Flower Color:Yellow
Identified by:A. Swanson
Months in Bloom  
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