Euonymus

Contains 3 accepted taxa overall.

Characteristics
Euonymus L.
SPINDLETREE
Classification
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CELASTRALES
Euonymus
Citation
EUONYMUS Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 197. 1753, orth. cons.
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TYPE: Euonymus europaeus Linnaeus Lectotypified by Britton & A. Brown, Ill. Fl. N. U.S., ed. 2. 2: 490. 1913.
Species
Scientific Name Common Name Status Photos
Euonymus americanus AMERICAN STRAWBERRYBUSH Native FAC (NWPL)
Euonymus atropurpureus EASTERN WAHOO; BURNING BUSH Native Endangered-State FAC (NWPL)
Euonymus maackii SPINDLETREE Not Native
[Family identification key]
1.  Young stems terete; petioles 10-20 mm long; petals maroon to greenish and maroon
1.  Young stems 4-angled or winged; petioles 0-25 mm long; petals yellowish white to yellowish green
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2.  Petioles 0-3 mm long; flowers 5-merous; fruit surface muricate-wart
2.  Petioles 10-25 mm long; flowers 4-merous; fruit surface smooth