Euonymus fortunei

(Turczaninow) Handel-Mazzetti

Symb. Sin. 7: 660. 1933.

Common names: Wintercreeper climbing euonymus
Introduced
Basionym: Elaeodendron fortunei Turczaninow Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturistes Moscou 36: 603. 1863
Synonyms: Euonymus hederaceus Champion ex Bentham E. kiautschovicus Loesener
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 12. Treatment on page 123. Mentioned on page 122.
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Vines to 20 m. Stems prostrate to erect, climbing by adventitious-roots; young branches terete, not corky winged. Leaves persistent; petiole 5–10 mm; blade lanceolate, ovate, elliptic, to broadly obovate-elliptic, 1–9 × 0.5–5 cm, base cuneate, acute, obtuse, to rounded, margins crenate-serrate, apex obtuse, acute, or acuminate. Inflorescences axillary, 5–15-flowered. Flowers: sepals 4; petals 4, white to pale green, oblong, 3–4 × 2–3 mm; stamens 4; ovary smooth. Capsules straw colored to orange, globose, 6–8 mm diam., unlobed or very shallowly 4-lobed, lobes clearly connate, surface smooth. Seeds ellipsoid, 4–6 mm; aril orange. 2n = 32.


Phenology: Flowering summer; fruiting summer–fall.
Habitat: Moist woods, stream banks, riverbanks, disturbed areas.
Elevation: 0–300 m.

Distribution

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Introduced; Ont., Ala., Ark., Conn., Del., D.C., Ga., Ill., Ind., Kans., Ky., Md., Mass., Mich., Miss., Mo., N.J., N.C., Ohio, Pa., R.I., S.C., Tenn., Tex., Va., Wis., e Asia

Discussion

Euonymus fortunei is widely planted as an ornamental and has escaped widely. Plants grow horizontally until they encounter a vertical surface like a rock, wall, or tree, which they then climb using adventitious roots. They sometimes form dense mats over other vegetation, excluding other plants.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
... more about "Euonymus fortunei"
acuminate;acute;acuminate;acute;obtuse +
Jinshuang Ma +  and Geoffrey A. Levin +
(Turczaninow) Handel-Mazzetti +
obtuse +  and rounded +
Elaeodendron fortunei +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (9 cm90 mm <br />0.09 m <br />) +
1-veined +, palmate +  and pinnate +
toothed +  and entire +
elliptic;broadly obovate-elliptic +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br />) +
4-angled +  and terete +
straw colored +  and orange +
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
4-lobed +, unlobed +  and globose +
Wintercreeper +  and climbing euonymus +
Ont. +, Ala. +, Ark. +, Conn. +, Del. +, D.C. +, Ga. +, Ill. +, Ind. +, Kans. +, Ky. +, Md. +, Mass. +, Mich. +, Miss. +, Mo. +, N.J. +, N.C. +, Ohio +, Pa. +, R.I. +, S.C. +, Tenn. +, Tex. +, Va. +, Wis. +  and e Asia +
0–300 m. +
2-5-lobed +, unlobed +, obovoid +, subglobose +  and globose +
Moist woods, stream banks, riverbanks, disturbed areas. +
adnate +  and free +
bisexual +  and unisexual +
persistent +
connate +
intrastaminal +
parietal +, axile +  and placentation +
white +  and pale green +
distinct +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
Flowering summer +  and fruiting summer–fall. +
4-5-carpellate +
ellipsoid +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
distinct +
Introduced +
prostrate +  and erect +
Euonymus hederaceus +  and E. kiautschovicus +
Euonymus fortunei +
Euonymus +
species +
evergreen +, deciduous +, perennial +  and annual +
polygamomonoecious +, dioecious +  and synoecious +