Celastraceae

Bursting-heart

Euonymus americanus L.

Family: Celastraceae
Genus: Euonymus

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Common names

By language (6)

Arabic: مضاض أمريكي
arz: مضاض امريكى
Azerbaijani: Amerika gərməşovu
Chinese: 美洲卫矛
English: Bursting-heart, Strawberry bush, Hearts-bustin'-with-love
Persian: شمشاد آمریکایی

Synonyms

Euonymus alternifolius Moench
Euonymus americanus var. angustifolius (Pursh) Dippel
Euonymus americanus var. angustifolius (Pursh) Alph.Wood
Euonymus americanus var. sarmentosus Nutt.
Euonymus angustifolius Pursh
Euonymus heterophylus Raf.
Euonymus muricatus Raf.
Euonymus sarmentosus G.Don
Euonymus scandens G.Don
Euonymus sempervirens Marshall

Flowers

Flower colour: green (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb, Subshrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: Charles T. Bryson, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: dnkinley86, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Franklin Bonner, USFS, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: YANIRA, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: John D. Byrd, Mississippi State University, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: russellrai99, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: James H. Miller & Ted Bodner, Southern Weed Science Society, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: dianecrumbley21, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: James H. Miller & Ted Bodner, Southern Weed Science Society, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: bigaustx, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: James H. Miller & Ted Bodner, Southern Weed Science Society, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Patricia Mulcahy, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF

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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.