Index / Search / Euonymus americanus
§1 Plant
Euonymus americanus L.
vernacular bursting-heart — species · Celastraceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Subshrub
- Duration
- Perennial
- Group
- Dicot
- Family
- Celastraceae R. Br.
- Genus
- Euonymus
§2a
Native status, by region
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b
County-level range
· 625 counties across 15 states/territories§3Cultivation specs · USDA
Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.
§3a
Tolerances
- Drought
- None
- Shade
- Medium
- Moisture use
- High
- Fire
- Medium
- Salinity
- None
- Anaerobic
- Low
- CaCO₃
- None
- Hedging
- High
§3b
Climate & soil
- Cold tolerance
- -23 °F minimum
- Frost-free days
- 120 min.
- Precipitation
- 35–70 in/yr
- pH range
- 5–6
- Root depth
- 8 in min.
- Fertility need
- Medium
- Soil texture
- coarse, medium, fine
§3c
Form & growth
- Growth form
- Multiple Stem
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Lifespan
- Moderate
- Mature height
- 6 ft
- Height @ 20 y
- 8 ft
- Foliage texture
- Fine
- Foliage colour
- Dark Green
- Porosity (summer)
- Porous
- Porosity (winter)
- Porous
- Flower colour
- Green
- Fruit colour
- Yellow
- Fire resistant
- Yes
- N fixation
- None
- Toxicity
- None
§3d
Reproduction
- Bloom period
- Late Spring
- Seed abundance
- Medium
- Seed begins
- Summer
- Seed ends
- Fall
- Spread rate
- Slow
- Stratify
- Yes
- Seeds / lb
- 35,100
- Propagation
- seed, cuttings, bare root, container
§3e
Use & availability
- Commercial availability
- Routinely Available
- Nursery stock
- Yes
- Browse palatability
- Low
- Graze palatability
- Low
- Palatable, human
- No
- Lumber
- No
- Christmas tree
- No
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 625 counties across 15 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 63 N ▾
- Autauga 01001
- Baldwin 01003
- Barbour 01005
- Bibb 01007
- Blount 01009
- Bullock 01011
- Butler 01013
- Calhoun 01015
- Chambers 01017
- Cherokee 01019
- Chilton 01021
- Choctaw 01023
- Clarke 01025
- Clay 01027
- Cleburne 01029
- Coffee 01031
- Colbert 01033
- Conecuh 01035
- Coosa 01037
- Covington 01039
- Crenshaw 01041
- Cullman 01043
- Dallas 01047
- DeKalb 01049
- Elmore 01051
- Escambia 01053
- Fayette 01057
- Franklin 01059
- Geneva 01061
- Greene 01063
- Hale 01065
- Henry 01067
- Houston 01069
- Jackson 01071
- Jefferson 01073
- Lamar 01075
- Lauderdale 01077
- Lawrence 01079
- Lee 01081
- Limestone 01083
- Lowndes 01085
- Macon 01087
- Madison 01089
- Marengo 01091
- Marion 01093
- Marshall 01095
- Mobile 01097
- Monroe 01099
- Morgan 01103
- Perry 01105
- Pickens 01107
- Pike 01109
- Randolph 01111
- Russell 01113
- Shelby 01117
- St. Clair 01115
- Talladega 01121
- Tallapoosa 01123
- Tuscaloosa 01125
- Walker 01127
- Washington 01129
- Wilcox 01131
- Winston 01133
Arkansas view state ↗ 50 N ▾
- Arkansas 05001
- Ashley 05003
- Benton 05007
- Bradley 05011
- Clark 05019
- Clay 05021
- Cleburne 05023
- Cleveland 05025
- Conway 05029
- Crawford 05033
- Crittenden 05035
- Cross 05037
- Dallas 05039
- Drew 05043
- Faulkner 05045
- Franklin 05047
- Garland 05051
- Grant 05053
- Hempstead 05057
- Hot Spring 05059
- Howard 05061
- Jefferson 05069
- Johnson 05071
- Lee 05077
- Little River 05081
- Madison 05087
- Marion 05089
- Miller 05091
- Mississippi 05093
- Montgomery 05097
- Nevada 05099
- Newton 05101
- Ouachita 05103
- Perry 05105
- Phillips 05107
- Pike 05109
- Poinsett 05111
- Polk 05113
- Pope 05115
- Pulaski 05119
- Saline 05125
- Scott 05127
- Searcy 05129
- Sevier 05133
- St. Francis 05123
- Stone 05137
- Union 05139
- Van Buren 05141
- White 05145
- Yell 05149
Delaware view state ↗ 2 N ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Florida view state ↗ 35 N ▾
- Alachua 12001
- Calhoun 12013
- Citrus 12017
- Clay 12019
- Columbia 12023
- Duval 12031
- Escambia 12033
- Flagler 12035
- Franklin 12037
- Gadsden 12039
- Hamilton 12047
- Hardee 12049
- Hernando 12053
- Highlands 12055
- Hillsborough 12057
- Holmes 12059
- Jackson 12063
- Jefferson 12065
- Lake 12069
- Leon 12073
- Levy 12075
- Liberty 12077
- Marion 12083
- Okaloosa 12091
- Orange 12095
- Pasco 12101
- Polk 12105
- Putnam 12107
- Santa Rosa 12113
- Seminole 12117
- Suwannee 12121
- Taylor 12123
- Volusia 12127
- Wakulla 12129
- Washington 12133
Georgia view state ↗ 59 N ▾
- Appling 13001
- Banks 13011
- Bartow 13015
- Bulloch 13031
- Burke 13033
- Carroll 13045
- Charlton 13049
- Chatham 13051
- Cherokee 13057
- Clarke 13059
- Cobb 13067
- Columbia 13073
- Crisp 13081
- Dade 13083
- Dawson 13085
- Decatur 13087
- DeKalb 13089
- Early 13099
- Elbert 13105
- Fannin 13111
- Floyd 13115
- Forsyth 13117
- Fulton 13121
- Gilmer 13123
- Grady 13131
- Hall 13139
- Harris 13145
- Heard 13149
- Henry 13151
- Houston 13153
- Jackson 13157
- Jasper 13159
- Jefferson 13163
- Johnson 13167
- Lee 13177
- Lincoln 13181
- Madison 13195
- Morgan 13211
- Murray 13213
- Newton 13217
- Oconee 13219
- Oglethorpe 13221
- Paulding 13223
- Putnam 13237
- Rabun 13241
- Randolph 13243
- Screven 13251
- Spalding 13255
- Stephens 13257
- Taylor 13269
- Thomas 13275
- Tift 13277
- Union 13291
- Upson 13293
- Walker 13295
- Walton 13297
- Washington 13303
- Whitfield 13313
- Wilkes 13317
Kentucky view state ↗ 83 N ▾
- Adair 21001
- Allen 21003
- Anderson 21005
- Barren 21009
- Bath 21011
- Bell 21013
- Boyd 21019
- Breathitt 21025
- Breckinridge 21027
- Bullitt 21029
- Caldwell 21033
- Calloway 21035
- Campbell 21037
- Carlisle 21039
- Carroll 21041
- Carter 21043
- Casey 21045
- Christian 21047
- Clark 21049
- Clay 21051
- Clinton 21053
- Crittenden 21055
- Cumberland 21057
- Edmonson 21061
- Elliott 21063
- Fleming 21069
- Floyd 21071
- Fulton 21075
- Gallatin 21077
- Graves 21083
- Grayson 21085
- Hardin 21093
- Harlan 21095
- Harrison 21097
- Hart 21099
- Henry 21103
- Hickman 21105
- Jefferson 21111
- Jessamine 21113
- Johnson 21115
- Knott 21119
- Knox 21121
- Laurel 21125
- Lawrence 21127
- Lee 21129
- Leslie 21131
- Letcher 21133
- Lewis 21135
- Lincoln 21137
- Lyon 21143
- Madison 21151
- Magoffin 21153
- Martin 21159
- McCreary 21147
- McLean 21149
- Meade 21163
- Menifee 21165
- Mercer 21167
- Metcalfe 21169
- Monroe 21171
- Montgomery 21173
- Muhlenberg 21177
- Nelson 21179
- Ohio 21183
- Oldham 21185
- Owsley 21189
- Perry 21193
- Pike 21195
- Powell 21197
- Pulaski 21199
- Robertson 21201
- Rockcastle 21203
- Rowan 21205
- Russell 21207
- Scott 21209
- Spencer 21215
- Taylor 21217
- Todd 21219
- Trigg 21221
- Warren 21227
- Wayne 21231
- Whitley 21235
- Wolfe 21237
Louisiana view state ↗ 42 N ▾
- Acadia 22001
- Allen 22003
- Beauregard 22011
- Bienville 22013
- Bossier 22015
- Caddo 22017
- Calcasieu 22019
- Caldwell 22021
- Catahoula 22025
- Claiborne 22027
- De Soto 22031
- East Baton Rouge 22033
- East Feliciana 22037
- Evangeline 22039
- Franklin 22041
- Grant 22043
- Iberia 22045
- Iberville 22047
- Jackson 22049
- Jefferson 22051
- LaSalle 22059
- Lincoln 22061
- Livingston 22063
- Madison 22065
- Morehouse 22067
- Natchitoches 22069
- Ouachita 22073
- Rapides 22079
- Red River 22081
- Richland 22083
- Sabine 22085
- St. Helena 22091
- St. Landry 22097
- St. Tammany 22103
- Tangipahoa 22105
- Union 22111
- Vernon 22115
- Washington 22117
- Webster 22119
- West Carroll 22123
- West Feliciana 22125
- Winn 22127
Mississippi view state ↗ 54 N ▾
- Adams 28001
- Alcorn 28003
- Amite 28005
- Attala 28007
- Benton 28009
- Chickasaw 28017
- Choctaw 28019
- Claiborne 28021
- Clarke 28023
- Covington 28031
- DeSoto 28033
- Forrest 28035
- Franklin 28037
- George 28039
- Grenada 28043
- Hinds 28049
- Holmes 28051
- Itawamba 28057
- Jasper 28061
- Jefferson 28063
- Jones 28067
- Kemper 28069
- Lafayette 28071
- Lamar 28073
- Lauderdale 28075
- Lawrence 28077
- Leake 28079
- Lee 28081
- Madison 28089
- Marion 28091
- Marshall 28093
- Monroe 28095
- Montgomery 28097
- Noxubee 28103
- Pearl River 28109
- Perry 28111
- Pike 28113
- Pontotoc 28115
- Rankin 28121
- Scott 28123
- Smith 28129
- Stone 28131
- Tate 28137
- Tippah 28139
- Tishomingo 28141
- Union 28145
- Walthall 28147
- Warren 28149
- Washington 28151
- Wayne 28153
- Webster 28155
- Wilkinson 28157
- Winston 28159
- Yazoo 28163
New Jersey view state ↗ 18 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 10 N ▾
North Carolina view state ↗ 79 N ▾
- Alamance 37001
- Alexander 37003
- Anson 37007
- Beaufort 37013
- Bertie 37015
- Bladen 37017
- Brunswick 37019
- Buncombe 37021
- Burke 37023
- Cabarrus 37025
- Caswell 37033
- Catawba 37035
- Chatham 37037
- Cherokee 37039
- Chowan 37041
- Clay 37043
- Cleveland 37045
- Craven 37049
- Cumberland 37051
- Dare 37055
- Davidson 37057
- Davie 37059
- Duplin 37061
- Durham 37063
- Edgecombe 37065
- Forsyth 37067
- Franklin 37069
- Gates 37073
- Graham 37075
- Granville 37077
- Guilford 37081
- Harnett 37085
- Haywood 37087
- Henderson 37089
- Hertford 37091
- Hoke 37093
- Iredell 37097
- Jackson 37099
- Johnston 37101
- Jones 37103
- Lee 37105
- Lincoln 37109
- Macon 37113
- Madison 37115
- Martin 37117
- McDowell 37111
- Mecklenburg 37119
- Montgomery 37123
- Moore 37125
- Nash 37127
- New Hanover 37129
- Northampton 37131
- Onslow 37133
- Orange 37135
- Pasquotank 37139
- Pender 37141
- Perquimans 37143
- Person 37145
- Pitt 37147
- Polk 37149
- Randolph 37151
- Richmond 37153
- Robeson 37155
- Rockingham 37157
- Rutherford 37161
- Stanly 37167
- Stokes 37169
- Surry 37171
- Swain 37173
- Transylvania 37175
- Union 37179
- Vance 37181
- Wake 37183
- Warren 37185
- Washington 37187
- Watauga 37189
- Wayne 37191
- Wilson 37195
- Yancey 37199
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 16 N ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 88 N ▾
- Accomack 51001
- Albemarle 51003
- Amelia 51007
- Amherst 51009
- Appomattox 51011
- Bath 51017
- Bedford 51019
- Bland 51021
- Botetourt 51023
- Brunswick 51025
- Buchanan 51027
- Buckingham 51029
- Campbell 51031
- Caroline 51033
- Carroll 51035
- Charles City 51036
- Charlotte 51037
- Chesapeake (city) 51550
- Chesterfield 51041
- Craig 51045
- Culpeper 51047
- Cumberland 51049
- Dickenson 51051
- Dinwiddie 51053
- Essex 51057
- Fairfax 51059
- Fauquier 51061
- Fluvanna 51065
- Franklin 51067
- Giles 51071
- Gloucester 51073
- Goochland 51075
- Greensville 51081
- Halifax 51083
- Hampton (city) 51650
- Hanover 51085
- Henrico 51087
- Henry 51089
- Isle of Wight 51093
- James City 51095
- King and Queen 51097
- King George 51099
- King William 51101
- Lancaster 51103
- Lee 51105
- Loudoun 51107
- Louisa 51109
- Lunenburg 51111
- Madison 51113
- Mathews 51115
- Mecklenburg 51117
- Middlesex 51119
- Montgomery 51121
- Nelson 51125
- New Kent 51127
- Newport News (city) 51700
- Northampton 51131
- Northumberland 51133
- Nottoway 51135
- Orange 51137
- Patrick 51141
- Pittsylvania 51143
- Powhatan 51145
- Prince Edward 51147
- Prince George 51149
- Prince William 51153
- Pulaski 51155
- Rappahannock 51157
- Richmond 51159
- Roanoke 51161
- Rockbridge 51163
- Rockingham 51165
- Russell 51167
- Scott 51169
- Smyth 51173
- Southampton 51175
- Spotsylvania 51177
- Stafford 51179
- Suffolk (city) 51800
- Surry 51181
- Sussex 51183
- Tazewell 51185
- Virginia Beach (city) 51810
- Warren 51187
- Washington 51191
- Westmoreland 51193
- Wise 51195
- York 51199
West Virginia view state ↗ 25 N ▾
- Barbour 54001
- Braxton 54007
- Cabell 54011
- Calhoun 54013
- Clay 54015
- Fayette 54019
- Hampshire 54027
- Harrison 54033
- Jackson 54035
- Kanawha 54039
- Lewis 54041
- Logan 54045
- McDowell 54047
- Mingo 54059
- Monongalia 54061
- Nicholas 54067
- Preston 54077
- Raleigh 54081
- Randolph 54083
- Summers 54089
- Upshur 54097
- Wayne 54099
- Webster 54101
- Wirt 54105
- Wyoming 54109
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/EUAM9 ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/3169130 ↗Record version
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