Celastraceae

Western burning bush

Euonymus occidentalis Nutt. ex Torr.

Family: Celastraceae
Genus: Euonymus

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Western burning bush (Euonymus occidentalis) — FlowerPhoto: Shane Johnson, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (4)

Arabic: مضاض غربي
arz: مضاض غربى
English: Western burning bush
Persian: شمشاد غربی

Flowers

In flower: May to July (from 325 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

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

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Shane Johnson, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Ed Alverson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Cypress Hansen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Scott Loarie, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: peganum from Small Dole, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Randal, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: peganum from Small Dole, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jerry Kensler, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: peganum from Small Dole, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Rod, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: peganum from Small Dole, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: peganum, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification 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.