Euonymus fortunei
Euonymus fortunei
Safety & Hazards
We have seen no specific reports of toxicity for this species, but there is a report in the Flora of the USSR Volume 14 that all parts of the plants in this genus are more or less poisonous[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].
Botanical Description
Euonymus fortunei is an evergreen climbing shrub with much-branched stems that can be up to 20 metres long. The plant scrambles over the ground, often forming dense mats of vegetation, attaching itself to any supports it encounters by means of adventitious roots produced along the stems[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine. It is commonly grown as an ornamental, where it can be used as a ground cover plant and also as a hedge. Euonymus fortunei is widely planted as an ornamental and has often escaped from cultivation, becoming established in the wild and excluding native species. Plants grow horizontally until they encounter a vertical surface like a rock, wall, or tree, which they then climb using adventitious roots. They can form dense mats over other vegetation, excluding other plants[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ].