Bursting Heart
Euonymus americanus L. - Bittersweet family
Size
Mature Height: Up to around 12.0 feet
Plant Type: Forb/herb, Subshrub
Features
Flower Color: Green, Purple
Bloom Time: Early Spring, Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer
Conditions
Shade Tolerance: Intermediate
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Native Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Larval Host (Moth)
Larval Species depending on Bursting Heart: Yponomeuta euonymella
Native Range
- USA: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia
Regional Native Status: L48 (N)
State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.