Celastraceae

Burningbush

Euonymus alatus (Thunb.) Siebold

Family: Celastraceae
Genus: Euonymus

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Burningbush (Euonymus alatus) — FlowerPhoto: Tom Scavo, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (18)

Arabic: مضاض مجنح
arz: مضاض مجنح
ba: Зелпе
Chinese: 卫矛, 衛矛, 毛脉卫矛, 东北卫矛, 鬼箭羽, 南昌卫矛
Danish: Vinge-Benved, Brændende tornebusk, Vinget Benved
English: Burningbush, Burning bush, Winged euonymus, Winged spindle
Finnish: Pallesorvarinpensas
German: Flügel-Spindelstrauch, Korkspindel
hsb: Křidłaty kapralc
Japanese: ニシキギ, コマユミ
Korean: 화살나무
lzh: 衛矛
Russian: Бересклет крылатый
Slovenian: Krilata trdoleska
Spanish: Arbusto ardiente, Huso con alas
Tamil: எரிபுதர், பர்னிங் புஷ்
Ukrainian: Бруслина крилата
Vietnamese: Cây bụi phát sáng

Synonyms

Celastrus alatus Thunb.
Celastrus striatus Thunb.
Euonymus alatus f. apterus (Regel) Regel
Euonymus alatus f. ciliatodentatus (Franch. & Sav.) Hiyama
Euonymus alatus f. compactus (J.W.Adams) Rehder
Euonymus alatus f. pilosus (Loes. & Rehder) Ohwi
Euonymus alatus f. striatus (Thunberg) Kitag.
Euonymus alatus f. striatus (Thunb.) Makino
Euonymus alatus f. subtriflorus (Kitag.) Ohwi
Euonymus alatus f. variegatus Nakai
Euonymus alatus subsp. compactus J.W.Adams
Euonymus alatus subsp. sacrosanctus (Koidz.) Vorosch.
Euonymus alatus subvar. pilosus Kitag.
Euonymus alatus subvar. subtriflorus Kitag.
Euonymus alatus var. alatus
Euonymus alatus var. apterus Regel
Euonymus alatus var. arakianus (Koidz.) H.Hara
Euonymus alatus var. ciliatodentatus Franch. & Sav.
Euonymus alatus var. cornucarpus Koidz.
Euonymus alatus var. ellipticus Chen H.Wang
Euonymus alatus var. hirtus Koidz.
Euonymus alatus var. latifolius Nakai
Euonymus alatus var. macrophyllus Nakai
Euonymus alatus var. microphyllus Chen H.Wang
Euonymus alatus var. nakamurae (Makino) F.Maek.
Euonymus alatus var. pilosus Loes. & Rehder
Euonymus alatus var. pubescens Maxim.
Euonymus alatus var. rotundatus (Makino) H.Hara
Euonymus alatus var. striatus (Thunb.) Makino
Euonymus alatus var. uncinatus Nakai
Euonymus alatus var. verus Kitag.
Euonymus arakianus Koidz.
Euonymus ellipticus (Chen H.Wang) C.Y.Cheng
Euonymus kawachianus Nakai
Euonymus loeseneri Makino
Euonymus nakamurae Makino
Euonymus rotundatus (Makino) Nakai
Euonymus sacrosanctus Koidz.
Euonymus striatus (Thunb.) Loes. ex Gilg & Loes.
Euonymus striatus (Thunb.) Loes.

and 12 more.

Flowers

In flower: April to May (from 976 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Tom Scavo, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Jo Roberts, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Christina Moresi, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Katy Swiere, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Cory, CC0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Tom Romeo, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Chris Barton/ Gif absarnt, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Emily Summerbell, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jeff Davis, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Tom Pollard, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Sandy Wolkenberg, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Patrick Hanly, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.