Winged Euonymus Euonymus alatus (Thunberg) SieboldNon-native  -  Invasive    
Kingdom Plantae   >   Division Tracheophyta   >   Class Magnoliopsida   >   Order Celastrales   >   Family Celastraceae   >   Genus Euonymus   

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Winged Euonymus is an introduced shrub from Eastern Asia that occasionally escapes into the wild. It is a popular shrub because of its festival fall colors.

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Can be rapidly defoliated by the Euonymus Defoliator Moth.

There are 207 records in the project database.

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Winged Euonymus in Howard Co., Maryland. Photo by Richard Orr. (MBP list)

Winged Euonymus blooming in Howard Co., Maryland (4/29/2019). Photo by Sue Muller. (MBP list)

Winged Euonymus in Baltimore Co., Maryland (5/2/2019). Photo by Matthew Beziat. (MBP list)

Winged Euonymus in Talbot Co., Maryland (10/31/2018). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

Winged Euonymus in Harford Co., Maryland (6/27/2020). (c) johnbotany, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by John Hall. (MBP list)

Winged Euonymus in Talbot Co., Maryland (10/31/2018). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

Winged Euonymus (fruits and winged stem) in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/24/2014). Photo by Jane Hill. (MBP list)

Winged Euonymus in Baltimore Co., Maryland (4/17/2016). Photo by Kirsten Johnson. (MBP list)

Winged Euonymus growing in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/18/2017). Photo by Emily Stanley. (MBP list)

Winged Euonymus in Howard Co., Maryland (3/16/2021). (c) johnbotany, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by John Hall. (MBP list)

Winged Euonymus in Allegany Co., Maryland (10/18/2016). Photo by Kimberly Booth. (MBP list)

Winged Euonymus (autumn-colored foliage) in Montgomery Co., Maryland (11/7/2013). Photo by Jane Hill. (MBP list)

Winged Euonymus in Carroll Co., Maryland (6/16/2017). Photo by Bill Harms. (MBP list)

Winged Euonymus in Howard Co., Maryland (3/15/2020). Photo by Sue Muller. (MBP list)

Winged Euonymus in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/10/2012). Photo by Kirsten Johnson. (MBP list)

Winged Euonymus (trunk) in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (1/30/2017). Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

Winged Euonymus in fruit in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (11/20/2019). Photo by Matthew Beziat. (MBP list)

Winged Euonymus (stem and branches) in Montgomery Co., Maryland (2/18/2018). Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

Winged Euonymus in Montgomery Co., Maryland (11/30/2019). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Winged Euonymus in Cecil Co., Maryland (11/15/2020). Photo by Dave Webb. (MBP list)

Winged Euonymus in Washington Co., Maryland (5/4/2021). Photo by Jim Stasz. (MBP list)


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