Euonymus americanus
bursting-heart, strawberry bush, hearts-bustin'-with-love, american strawberry-bush, brook eunoymus, hearts-a-burstin, wahoo, american burning bush
Family
Celastraceae
Leaf Arrangement
opposite
Leaf Attachment
petiolate, sessile
Leaf Margin
crenulate, serrulate
Leaf Type
simple
Leaf Shape
oblong, elliptic, lanceolate, ovate
Growth Form
forb, shrub
Flower Color
green, white, yellow
Flower Petals
5
Flower Month
May - October
Height (meters)
2.0
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
perennial
Wetland Class
FAC
Field Characters
The distinctive fruit is warty with 4-5 reddish pulpy seeds. The twigs are four-sided.
Animal Use
Browse for deer and rabbits, greatly preferred by deer (plant will disappear on over-stocked range); turkey eat the seeds; ornamental.
Habitat
Moist woods, low woodlands, swamp forests, mud along streams, river bottomlands, and on forested stream banks.