Euonymus obovatus |
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running strawberry-bush |
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Habit | Shrubs 0.1–0.5 m. |
Stems | creeping rooting at nodes; young branches 4-angled, not corky winged. |
Leaves | deciduous; petiole 3–5 mm; blade obovate, 2–8 × 1.5–4.5 cm, base attenuate, margins crenate-serrate, apex acute or acuminate. |
Inflorescences | terminal or axillary, 1–5-flowered. |
Flowers | sepals 5; petals 5, pale green, often suffused with purple, round, 2–3 mm diam.; stamens 5; ovary spiny. |
Capsules | pink, subglobose, 10–12 mm diam., unlobed or very shallowly 4–5-lobed, lobes clearly connate, surface spiny. |
Seeds | subglobose, 4.5–5.5 mm; aril bright orange. |
Euonymus obovatus |
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Phenology | Flowering spring; fruiting summer–fall. |
Habitat | Rich, dry, or moist woods. |
Elevation | 100–1000 m. (300–3300 ft.) |
Distribution |
AR; GA; IL; IN; KY; MI; MO; NC; NY; OH; PA; SC; TN; WV; ON
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Discussion | Euonymus obovatus can be difficult to separate from E. americanus, but the rooting stems of E. obovatus clearly differentiate them. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 12, p. 124. |
Parent taxa | Celastraceae > Euonymus |
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Synonyms | E. americanus var. obovatus |
Name authority | Nuttall: Gen. N. Amer. Pl. 1: 155. (1818) |
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