Euonymus fortunei
var. vegeta

Bigleaf Wintercreeper
Celastraceae

Located on side of Wilbur Cross Building.

  • leaves opposite, evergreen to semi-evergreen, ovate, relatively large
  • leaves serrated, larger than other types, deep green
  • buds imbricate, green, pointed, divergent
  • stems smooth, green
  • stems that climb bear aerial bristly rootlets
  • flowers small, yellow/green, in spring
  • fruit present, yellowish round capsule with orange seed inside
  • habit is a rounded, dense, more upright, medium-sized shrub
  • plant is a relatively large E. fortunei type
  • plant may develop vining stems if positioned adjacent to a support; stems adhere with aerial roots

    View Euonymus fortunei page in the UConn Plant Database


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