Fortune's Spindle - Euonymus fortunei

This plant is invasive in CT and easily escapes cultivation. It is a semi-evergreen, vining shrub that becomes more woody with age.

Habitat: Mixed forest; I found several trees with these vines growing on them.

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Ferdy Christant

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Euonymus fortunei (2 out of 5 stars) Posted 6 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Ah ha, thanks! I was just trying to download the plant app, but can't remember my password for the app store, lol. Posted 6 years ago
2. 1. Christine Young
    
    Lion
    
    I'm going to post this one on a FB group because I'm not really convinced by the 2 out of 5 *... Posted 6 years ago
  2. 1. Christine Young
      
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      And, I got an ID... Euonymus fortunei, lol. That app needs to be more confident and less insecure ;P. Posted 6 years ago

The Fortune's Spindle

"Euonymus fortunei", Fortune's spindle, is a species of flowering plant in the family Celastraceae, native to east Asia, including China, Korea, the Philippines and Japan. Euonymus is highly invasive and damaging in the United States, causing the death of trees and forest in urban areas.

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Similar species: Celastrales

Species identified by Christine Young