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INCLUDING PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Euonymus atropurpureus var. atropurpureus   FAMILY Celastraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America

Euonymus atropurpureus

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)

Euonymus atropurpurea var. atropurpurea

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 113-03-001:

Euonymus atropurpureus   FAMILY Celastraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Euonymus atropurpureus

COMMON NAME:
American Wahoo, Eastern Wahoo, Burning Bush

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USDA Forest Service / A Guide to Medicinal Plants of Appalachia. 1969    mpa_page_117

        

Manual of the Trees of North America (Exclusive of Mexico) (Sargent, 1905)    mtna_i_708

        

Sam Pratt    sbp_1733

May    Spartanburg County    SC

In cultivation

Petioles 8-20mm long, per Weakley's Flora (2012).

Patrick D. McMillan    pdmeatropurpureus_2

May?        

Flowers maroon or dark purple with transparent margins, in axillary cymes, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).

Ron Lance    rwl540_a

September        

Fruit a pinkish, smooth, 4-lobed capsule that splits open inconspicuously, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).

Patrick D. McMillan    pdmeatropurpureus_1

Month Unknown        

Leaf blades elliptical to ovate, 2-5" long, margins finely toothed, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).

Patrick D. McMillan    pdmeatropurpureus_bark

Month Unknown        

Bark ashy gray, thin, smooth, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Euonymus atropurpureus   FAMILY Celastraceae

INCLUDING PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Euonymus atropurpureus var. atropurpureus   FAMILY Celastraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Euonymus atropurpureus

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Euonymus atropurpurea var. atropurpurea

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 113-03-001:
Euonymus atropurpureus   FAMILY Celastraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Euonymus atropurpureus