Native Plants

Plant Database

Search for native plants by scientific name, common name or family. If you are not sure what you are looking for, try the Combination Search or our Recommended Species lists.

Enter a Plant Name:
Or you can choose a plant family:

Euonymus atropurpureus var. cheatumii

Euonymus atropurpureus Jacq. var. cheatumii Lundell

Eastern Wahoo

Celastraceae (Bittersweet family)

Synonym(s): Euonymus atropurpurea var. cheatumii

USDA Symbol: EUATC2

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

From the Image Gallery

No images of this plant

Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub , Tree
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 25 feet tall.
Fruit: Pinkish purple.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Purple
Bloom Time: Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug

Distribution

USA: TX
Native Habitat: Rich moist woods and thickets, hillsides.

Web Reference

Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Euonymus atropurpureus var. cheatumii in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Euonymus atropurpureus var. cheatumii in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Euonymus atropurpureus var. cheatumii

Metadata

Record Modified: 2020-10-28
Research By: CBR

Go back