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not marked as a favorite taxon Euonymus obovatus Nuttall. Common name: Running Strawberry-bush. Phenology: May-Jun; Sep-Oct. Habitat: Cove forests, northern hardwood forests, other mesic forests, especially in boulderfields, where sometimes locally abundant. Distribution: W. NY west to s. MI, south to sw. NC, ne. GA, TN, and n. AR.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Taxonomy Comments: Two separate species may be confused in this concept; plants of the Southern Blue Ridge differ from plants in the more northern and western distribution, and are disjunct; additional study is needed.

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, F, FNA12, G, Il, K4, NY, Pa, RAB, S, S13, Tn, W; = Euonymus obovata — Mi, Voss (1985), orthographic variant. Basionym: Euonymus obovatus Nutt. 1818

Links to other floras: = Euonymus obovatus - FNA12

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC
  • Midwest: FAC
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FACU

Heliophily ⓘ: 3

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image #1 of Euonymus obovatus© Erin Haase, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Erin Haase source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
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image #3 of Euonymus obovatus© Alan Cressler: Euonymus obovatus, Rich Mountain, Chattahoochee National Forest, Gilmer County, Georgia 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
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image #10 of Euonymus obovatus© Michael John Oldham, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Michael John Oldham source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
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image #14 of Euonymus obovatus© Michael John Oldham, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Michael John Oldham source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
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