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Euonymus atropurpureus
Also called Eastern Wahoo, Wahoo, Bitter Ash, Burning Bush Euonymus, Eastern Burning Bush, Eastern Burningbush
Eastern burningbush is a deciduous shrub native to eastern North America, grown for its brilliant red fall foliage and showy seed capsules. It does best in moist, well-drained soil with some sun.
Euonymus atropurpureus is a species of shrub in the genus Euonymus and the larger bittersweet family. It has the common names American wahoo, eastern wahoo, burning bush and hearts bursting with love. It is native to eastern North America.
This species is primarily found in the Midwestern United States, but its range extends from southern Ontario south to northern Florida and Texas. It grows in low meadows, open slopes, open woodland, stream banks and prairies, in moist soils, especially thickets, valleys, and forest edges.
The fruit is poisonous to humans, but is eaten by several species of birds, which disperse the seeds in their droppings. It is used medicinally in both the United States and southeastern Canada. The powdered bark was used by Native Americans and pioneers as a purgative.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Euonymus atropurpureus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
