Selected images for winter creeper (Euonymus fortunei )
Winter creeper is an evergreen, woody vine that invades forests throughout the eastern United States. The plant can be a small shrub, growing in mats along the forest floor to 3 ft. (0.9 m) in height, or a vine climbing trees to heights of 40-70 ft. (12.2-21.3 m). The opposite leaves are dark green, oval, slightly toothed, glossy, thick, < 1 in. (2.5 cm) long and often with silvery-white venation. The young stems are green, becoming light gray and corky with age. Flowers are inconspicuous, yellow-green, five petaled and develop in mid-summer. Plants usually only flower when climbing and almost never when trailing along the ground. Fruit are pinkish-red capsules that open to show orange seeds. Winter creeper aggressively invades open forests, forest margins, and openings. The dense ground cover often resulting from an infestation can displace native understory species and restrict tree seedling establishment. Winter creeper can also smother and kill shrubs and small trees. Winter creeper is native to Asia and was first introduced into the United States in 1907 as an ornamental ground cover plant.
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2307141 winter creeper Euonymus fortunei Foliage James H. Miller |
2307144 winter creeper Euonymus fortunei Plant(s) James H. Miller |
2307137 winter creeper Euonymus fortunei Foliage James H. Miller |
5330075 winter creeper Euonymus fortunei Infestation Chris Evans |
0016113 winter creeper Euonymus fortunei Feature(s) James H. Miller |
0016116 winter creeper Euonymus fortunei Feature(s) James H. Miller |
2307140 winter creeper Euonymus fortunei Feature(s) James H. Miller |
2307143 winter creeper Euonymus fortunei Stem(s) James H. Miller |
5330072 winter creeper Euonymus fortunei Foliage Chris Evans |
5330074 winter creeper Euonymus fortunei Plant(s) Chris Evans |
5330077 winter creeper Euonymus fortunei Plant(s) Chris Evans |
9006019 winter creeper Euonymus fortunei Foliage Keith Langdon |
