FNPS Plant Database

Euonymus americanus

American strawberry-bush
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Mark Hutchinson, Hernando Chapter, FNPS
  • Photo by: Ginny Stibolt, Ixia Chapter FNPS

Nomenclature

Common Name:

American strawberry-bush

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Euonymus americanus

Family:

Celastraceae

Plant Specifics

Form:

shrub

Size:

4-7 ft tall by 2-3 ft wide

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

white,green

Fruit Color:

orange,red

Phenology:

Deciduous. Fruits ripen in fall. Typically lives <10 yrs (Nelson 2003)

Noted For:

Showy Fruits, Interesting Bark

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Shady settings. Interesting for its green twigs and red warty fruits. In good habitats it can form dense clones.

Considerations:

Availability:

Native Nurseries

Propagation:

Seed, semi-hardwood cuttings.

Light:

Part Sun, Shade

Moisture Tolerance:

Always Flooded---------------------------------Extremely Dry

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Usually moist, occasional inundation -to- Not wet but not extremely dry

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Soil or Other Substrate:

Sand, Loam

Soil pH:

acidic

Suitable to Grow In:

8A,8B,9A,9B

USDA zones are based on the average annual extreme minimum winter temperature.

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Ecology

Wildlife:

Pollinators, Birds, Mammals

Insect pollinated, especially by bees. 

Birds and other wildlife consume seed.

Native Habitats:

Seep slopes, rich woods, hammocks, upland mixed forest, bluffs, floodplains.

Natural Range in Florida:

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Comments:

Ethnobotany:

General Comments:

Citations:

Nelson, Gil. (2003). Florida's Best Landscape Plants: 200 Readily Available Species for Homeowners and Professionals. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Osorio, Rufino. (2001). A Gardener's Guide to Florida's Native Plants. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. (1999+). Atlas of Florida Plants. ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ). [S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (application development), USF Water Institute.] Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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