*Winter creeper

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*Euonymus fortunei
WINTER CREEPER

Celastraceae
E. Asia

Location: map coordinates P-25 (southwest of Jason Library)
N 39°11'8'' W 75°32'32''

Planting history: presently unknown.

Description:
  • evergreen shrub; can also grow as a vine, with support
  • etymology: Euonymus = the Latin name; fortunei for Robert Fortune (1812-1880) who collected in China and introduced tea to India
  • leaves opposite
  • flowers small, greenish, not showy
  • fruits whitish with bright orange aril; attractive in autumn
  • popular ornamental, occasionally escapes to natural areas in New Castle County, Delaware

*Non-native species (not native to Delaware). Listed as Invasive in Delaware, in New Castle County

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