Euonymus obovatus Nuttall. Running Strawberry-bush. Phen: May-Jun; Sep-Oct. Hab: Cove forests, northern hardwood forests, other mesic forests, especially in boulderfields, where sometimes locally abundant. Dist: W. NY west to s. MI, south to sw. NC, ne. GA, TN, and n. AR.

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, K3, K4, NY, Pa, RAB, S, S13, Tn, W; = Euonymus obovata – K1, Mi, Voss (1985), orthographic variant

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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