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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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