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Winged Spindle - Euonymus alatus This bush has bright red leaves in the autumn, and is also called &quot;burning bush&quot;. The branches are winged and the fruit is dry, splitting open when ripe. Status: invasive<br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing along the edge of a forest.<br /> <br /> In winter, it looks like this:<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/77393/winged_spindle_-_euonymus_alatus.html" title="Winged Spindle - Euonymus alatus"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/77393_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1718236810&Signature=z02Rg7RXRFbJt7hV5W77vmzGT0s%3D" width="200" height="160" alt="Winged Spindle - Euonymus alatus This bush has bright red leaves in the autumn, and is also called &quot;burning bush&quot;. The branches are winged and the fruit is dry, splitting open when ripe. Status: invasive<br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing along the edge of a forest.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/77392/winged_spindle_-_euonymus_alatus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/77394/winged_spindle_-_euonymus_alatus.html Euonymus alatus,Geotagged,United States,Winter" /></a></figure><br /> Euonymus,Euonymus alatus,Fall,Geotagged,United States,Winged spindle,burning bush Click/tap to enlarge

Winged Spindle - Euonymus alatus

This bush has bright red leaves in the autumn, and is also called "burning bush". The branches are winged and the fruit is dry, splitting open when ripe. Status: invasive

Habitat: Growing along the edge of a forest.

In winter, it looks like this:

Winged Spindle - Euonymus alatus This bush has bright red leaves in the autumn, and is also called "burning bush". The branches are winged and the fruit is dry, splitting open when ripe. Status: invasive<br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing along the edge of a forest.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/77392/winged_spindle_-_euonymus_alatus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/77394/winged_spindle_-_euonymus_alatus.html Euonymus alatus,Geotagged,United States,Winter

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The Winged Euonymus

"Euonymus alatus", known variously as winged spindle, winged euonymus, or burning bush, is a species of flowering plant in the family Celastraceae, native to central and northern China, Japan, and Korea. The common name "burning bush" comes from the bright red fall color.

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Similar species: Celastrales
Species identified by Christine Young
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Apr 24, 2020. Captured Oct 8, 2019 12:26 in 281 Main St S, Woodbury, CT 06798, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/2.8
  • 1/128s
  • ISO125
  • 100mm
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