Native & Naturalized Plants of the Carolinas & Georgia


3015

Shrub
Perennial

Non-native: Japan
Rare
Documented growing wild in - NC -

Look for it in disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora

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LEAVES:
Evergreen
Simple
Opposite

FLOWER:
Summer
Greenish-white
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
4-merous
4 petals
4 stamens
Superior ovary

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Pinkish
Capsule

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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (4/7/08):
Euonymus japonicus   FAMILY Celastraceae

PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Euonymus japonicus   FAMILY Celastraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Synthesis of the North American Flora (Kartesz, 1999):
Euonymus japonica

 

COMMON NAME:
Japanese Spindletree, Japanese Euonymus