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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