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

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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