Celastraceae FAMILY

Euonymus americanus

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

The fruits, seed and bark are considered to be poisonous[ 222 Title A Field Guide to Medicinal Plants. Eastern and Central N. America. Publication Author Foster. S. & Duke. J. A. Publisher Houghton Mifflin Co. Year 1990 ISBN 0395467225 Description A concise book dealing with almost 500 species. A line drawing of each plant is included plus colour photographs of about 100 species. Very good as a field guide, it only gives brief details about the plants medicinal properties. ].

Botanical Description

Euonymus americanus is a deciduous shrub with erect to arching stems; it can grow 200 - 350cm tall[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ] The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeEastern and central N. America - Illinois to New York, south through Missouri and Oklahoma to Texas and Florida

HabitatRich woods, bluffs, flood plains, along streams, hammocks, sandy banks; at elevations up to 400 metres[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ].