Euonymus obovatus Nutt. is a plant in the Celastraceae family, order Celastrales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Euonymus obovatus Nutt.

Euonymus obovatus Nutt.

Euonymus obovatus, running strawberry bush, is a trailing woodland groundcover native to eastern North America.

Family
Genus
Euonymus
Order
Celastrales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Euonymus obovatus Nutt.

Euonymus obovatus Nutt., commonly called the running strawberry bush, is a trailing woodland groundcover plant. It belongs to the family Celastraceae, and is native to North America, specifically the eastern United States and south-eastern Canada.

Photo: (c) Pete and Noe Woods, all rights reserved, uploaded by Pete and Noe Woods

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Celastrales Celastraceae Euonymus

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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