Euonymus obovatus - (image 1 of 4)
Taxonomy
Family: Celastraceae
Habitat
Rich woods.
Associates
Distribution
Western NY to MI, south to WV, KY, and MO.
Morphology
Trailing, deciduous shrub. Leaves opposite, simple, obovate. Flowers 5-merous, small, greenish. Fruit a pink, warty, 3-lobed capsule. Seed brown with red aril.
Notes
Flowers May to early June
Wetland indicator: Upland
An attractive groundcover that could be useful in a woodland setting, although it would probably be difficult to find this species being offered for sale.
Bibliography
Gleason, Henry A.
and A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of Vascular Plants of Northeastern United States
and Adjacent Canada. Second Ed.
The New York Botanical Garden. Bronx, NY
Swink, F. and G.
Wilhelm. 1994. Plants of the Chicago Region.
Indiana Academy of Science. The Morton Arboretum. Lisle, Illinois.
USDA, NRCS. 2002. The PLANTS Database, Version 3.5 (http://plants.usda.gov).
National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.
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