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Euonymus fortunei

(Turcz.) Hand.-Maz.

Winter Creeper

GNRUnranked Found in 10 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.155063

Element CodePDCEL05050

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderCelastrales

FamilyCelastraceae

GenusEuonymus

Other Common Names

Fusain de Fortune (FR) winter creeper (EN)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Taxonomic Comments

The spelling 'Euonymus' (rather than the original 'Evonymus') for the genus name has been nomenclaturally conserved (International Code of Botanical Nomenclature, Tokyo edition, 1994, p. 260), which also makes clear (by citing the name of the type species as E. europaeus) that the gender of the genus name is masculine. This usage is followed here, contrary to Kartesz checklist (1994). Most 20th-century botanical and floristic works use the 'Euonymus' spelling. Further discussion of the gender of this genus name is provided by J. Paclt, Taxon 47: 473-474, 1998. LEM 18Jan95 & 3Jun98.

Conservation Status

Change Date1994-03-22

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaNNA

Province	Rank	Native
Ontario	SNA	No

United StatesNNA

Province	Rank	Native
Kentucky	SNA	No
Delaware	SNA	No
Michigan	SNA	No
Rhode Island	SNA	No
District of Columbia	SNA	No
Ohio	SNA	No
West Virginia	SNA	No
Massachusetts	SNA	No
Vermont	SNA	No
Alabama	SNA	No
Pennsylvania	SNA	No
New York	SNA	No
Virginia	SNA	No
Missouri	SNA	No
New Jersey	SNA	No
Illinois	SNA	No
Indiana	SNA	No

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (10)

Georgia (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Indian Grave Gap	Chattahoochee National Forest	1,020
Rocky Mountain	Chattahoochee National Forest	4,269

Illinois (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Bay Creek	Shawnee National Forest	120

North Carolina (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Chunky Gal (addition)	Nantahala National Forest	3,336
Tusquitee Bald	Nantahala National Forest	13,670

Tennessee (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Bald Mountain	Cherokee National Forest	11,743
Stone Mountain	Cherokee National Forest	5,367

West Virginia (3)

Area	Forest	Acres
Dry Fork	Monongahela National Forest	657
Marlin Mountain	Monongahela National Forest	9,344
Mcgowan Mountain	Monongahela National Forest	10,504

References (2)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2016. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 12. Magnoliophyta: Vitaceae to Garryaceae. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxiv + 603 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.