strawberry bush
Euonymus americanus
Summary 2
Euonymus americanus is a species of flowering plant in the family Celastraceae. Common names include strawberry bush, American strawberry bush, bursting-heart, hearts-a-bustin and hearts-bustin'-with-love. It is native to the eastern United States, its distribution extending as far west as Texas. It has also been recorded in Ontario.
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More Info
- iNat taxon page
- Biodiversity Heritage Library
- BOLD Systems BIN search
- Catalogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia
- eFloras.org
- Flora of North America (beta)
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
- HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
- IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
- Maryland Biodiversity Project
- NatureServe Explorer 2.0
- SEINet Symbiota portals
- Tropicos
- USDA PLANTS database
- World Flora Online
iNat Map
| Form | shrub |
|---|---|
| Fruit type | Capsule |
| Fruit color | Orange, Red |
| Fruit season | Fall |
| Leaf arrangement | Opposite |
| Simple/compound | Simple |
| Evergreen or deciduous | Deciduous |
| Leaf shape | Elliptic, Ovate |
| Leaf margin | Toothed |
| Leaf texture | Paler below |
| Bark color | Green |
| Flower color | green, purple |
