Plantae > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Celastrales > Celastraceae > Euonymus > Euonymus americanusEuonymus americanus (bursting-heart)Synonyms: Euonymus alternifolius; Euonymus americanus var. angustifolius (heterotypic); Euonymus americanus var. sarmentosus; Euonymus angustifolius (heterotypic); Euonymus heterophylus; Euonymus muricatus; Euonymus sarmentosus; Euonymus scandens (heterotypic); Euonymus sempervirens (heterotypic) Euonymus americanus is a species of flowering plant in the family Celastraceae. Common names include strawberry bush, American strawberry bush, bursting-heart, hearts-a-bustin and hearts-bustin'-with-love. It is native to the eastern United States, its distribution extending as far west as Texas. It has also been recorded in Ontario. |
| Allergen Potential [1] | Medium-High |  | | Flower Type [2] | Hermaphrodite | | Hazards [2] | The fruits, seed and bark are considered to be poisonous; | | Leaf Type [2] | Deciduous | | Lifespan [3] | Perennial | | Pollinators [2] | Insects, Lepidoptera | | Structure [2] | Shrub | | | Height [2] | 8.2 feet (2.5 m) |
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IUCN Category |
Area acres |
Location |
Species |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
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Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area National Recreation Area |
V |
120283 |
Kentucky, Tennessee, United States |
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Blue Ridge Parkway National Parkway |
V |
73611 |
North Carolina, Virginia, United States |
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Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge |
VI |
16363 |
Delaware, United States |
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Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area |
V |
7622 |
Georgia, United States |
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Chickamauga & Chattanooga Nat'l Military Park National Military Park |
V |
8248 |
Georgia, Tennessee, United States |
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Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory LTER Site Long Term Ecological Research |
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North Carolina, United States |
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Cumberland Gap National Hist. Park National Historical Park |
V |
24282 |
Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, United States |
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Desecheo National Wildlife Refuge |
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Puerto Rico, United States |
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Felsenthal National Wildlife Refuge |
VI |
66133 |
Arkansas, United States |
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Fort Caroline National Memorial |
III |
137 |
Florida, United States |
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Fort Donelson National Battlefield |
III |
560 |
Tennessee, United States |
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park |
II |
515454 |
North Carolina, Tennessee, United States |
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Horseshoe Bend National Military Park |
V |
1926 |
Alabama, United States |
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Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park |
III |
2897 |
Georgia, United States |
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Obed Wild and Scenic River National River and Wild and Scenic Riverway |
V |
5268 |
Tennessee, United States |
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Ocmulgee National Monument |
V |
693 |
Georgia, United States |
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Oconee National Forest Botanical Reserve |
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306 |
Georgia, United States |
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Shiloh National Military Park |
III |
4061 |
Tennessee, United States |
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South Atlantic Coastal Plain Biosphere Reserve |
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20317 |
South Carolina, United States |
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Southern Appalachian Biosphere Reserve |
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37548505 |
North Carolina, Tennessee, United States |
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Tennessee River Gorge |
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Tennessee, United States |
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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