Euonymus occidentalis |
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burning bush, western burning bush, western spindle-tree, western strawberry-bush, western wahoo |
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Habit | Shrubs 2–6 m. | ||||
Stems | erect or scandent; young branches 4-angled, not corky winged. |
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Leaves | deciduous; petiole 3–15 mm; blade ovate to obovate, 4–10 × 2–7 cm, base rounded to narrowly cuneate, margins serrulate, apex obtuse, rounded, or acuminate. |
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Inflorescences | axillary, 1–5 flowered. |
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Flowers | sepals 5; petals 5, brownish purple sometimes spotted, round or oblong, 3–6.5 × 2–4 mm; stamens 5; ovary smooth. |
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Capsules | pink to purple, subglobose to obovoid, 11–12 × 12–15 mm, moderately 3(–5)-lobed, lobes clearly connate, surface smooth. |
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Seeds | obovoid, 6–8 × 4–5 mm; aril orange to red. |
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Euonymus occidentalis |
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Distribution |
CA; OR; WA; BC
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Discussion | Varieties 2 (2 in the flora). (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
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Source | FNA vol. 12, p. 124. | ||||
Parent taxa | Celastraceae > Euonymus | ||||
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Name authority | Nuttall ex Torrey: in War Department [U.S.], Pacif. Railr. Rep. 4(5): 74. (1857) | ||||
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