Celastraceae

Running strawberry bush

Euonymus obovatus Nutt.

Family: Celastraceae
Genus: Euonymus

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Running strawberry bush (Euonymus obovatus) — FlowerPhoto: Indy Bender, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

English: Running strawberry bush

Synonyms

Euonymus americanus var. obovatus (Nutt.) Dippel

Flowers

In flower: April to May (from 266 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub, Subshrub, Vine
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Indy Bender, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Paul Roots, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: liquidrainbow, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Evan M. Raskin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Joseph O'Brien, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: The original uploader was Halpaugh at English Wikipedia ., CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: askalotl, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Indy Bender, 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.