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Euonymus fortunei (Turcz.) Hand.-Maz. var. radicans (Sieb. ex Miq.) Rehd.
winter creeper
Symbol: EUFOR2
Group: Dicot
Family: Celastraceae
Growth Habit: Vine
Shrub
Duration: Perennial
U.S. Nativity: Introduced

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Plant Synonyms:
EUFOR2 Euonymus fortunei (Turcz.) Hand.-Maz. var. radicans (Sieb. ex Miq.) Rehd.
 

EURA12

Euonymus radicans Sieb. ex Miq.
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State Distributional Map for EUFOR2
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Plant Distribution by State

Euonymus fortunei (Turcz.) Hand.-Maz. var. radicans (Sieb. ex Miq.) Rehd.

EUFOR2

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Kentucky distribution information
Related Taxa:
Euonymus fortunei (Turcz.) Hand.-Maz. var. radicans (Sieb. ex Miq.) Rehd.

View 17 genera in Celastraceae, 14 species in Euonymus, 2 varieties in Euonymus fortunei

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Classification:
Euonymus fortunei (Turcz.) Hand.-Maz. var. radicans (Sieb. ex Miq.) Rehd.

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    Kingdom Plantae – Plants
       Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
          Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
             Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
                Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
                   Subclass Rosidae –
                      Order Celastrales –
                         Family Celastraceae – Bittersweet family
                            Genus Euonymus L. – spindletree
                               Species Euonymus fortunei (Turcz.) Hand.-Maz. – winter creeper
                                  Variety Euonymus fortunei (Turcz.) Hand.-Maz. var. radicans (Sieb. ex Miq.) Rehd. – winter creeper

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Invasive Information:
Euonymus fortunei (Turcz.) Hand.-Maz. var. radicans (Sieb. ex Miq.) Rehd.
    Euonymus fortunei (Turcz.) Hand.-Maz.
        winter creeper
        climbing euonymus
The related entities italicized and indented above are considered invasive by the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each invasive plant list, or click here for a composite list of Invasive Plants of the U.S.
SEEPPC   Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council. 1996. Invasive Exotic Pest Plants in Tennessee (http://webriver.com/tn-eppc/exlist.htm, October 19, 1999). Research Committee of the Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council. Tennessee.
 
WI   Hoffman, R. & K. Kearns, Eds. 1997. Wisconsin Manual of Control Recommendations for Ecologically Invasive Plants. Wisconsin Dept. Natural Resources. Madison, Wisconsin. 102pp.
 

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Introduced Information:
Euonymus fortunei (Turcz.) Hand.-Maz. var. radicans (Sieb. ex Miq.) Rehd.
This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Euonymus fortunei (Turcz.) Hand.-Maz. var. radicans (Sieb. ex Miq.) Rehd.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 528151.

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Related Web Sites:
Euonymus fortunei (Turcz.) Hand.-Maz. var. radicans (Sieb. ex Miq.) Rehd.

    IL-Vegetation Management Guidelines (Nature Preserve Commission)
    MO-Vegetation Management Manual (Dept. of Conservation)

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