General Information | |
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Symbol: | EUFO5 |
Group: | Dicot |
Family: | Celastraceae |
Duration: |
Perennial |
Growth Habit: |
Shrub |
Native Status: |
CAN I L48 I |
Characteristics | |
Data Source and Documentation |
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Synonyms
Classification
Rank | Scientific Name and Common Name |
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Kingdom | Plantae – Plants |
Subkingdom | Tracheobionta – Vascular plants |
Superdivision | Spermatophyta – Seed plants |
Division | Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants |
Class | Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons |
Subclass | Rosidae |
Order | Celastrales |
Family | Celastraceae – Bittersweet family |
Genus | Euonymus L. – spindletree |
Species | Euonymus fortunei (Turcz.) Hand.-Maz. – winter creeper |
Subordinate Taxa
The Plants Database includes the following 2 subspecies of Euonymus fortunei . Click below on a thumbnail map or name for subspecies profiles.
Legal Status
U.S. Weed Information | |
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Euonymus fortunei
climbing euonymus
winter creeper
This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below.This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of
Weeds of the U.S.
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SEEPPC | Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council. 1996. Invasive exotic pest plants in Tennessee (19 October 1999). Research Committee of the Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council. Tennessee. |
WI | Hoffman, R.and K. Kearns (eds.). 1997. Wisconsin manual of control recommendations for ecologically invasive plants. Wisconsin Dept. Natural Resources. Madison, Wisconsin. |
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Wildlife
Food
Source | Large Mammals | Small Mammals | Water Birds | Terrestrial Birds |
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Cover
Source | Large Mammals | Small Mammals | Water Birds | Terrestrial Birds |
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Description of Values
Value Class | Food | Cover |
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