Euonymus americanus L. belongs to the Celastraceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Celastrales
Family
Celastraceae
Genus
Euonymus
Specific Epithet
americanus
Authorship
L.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 6.2
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.5
Global rank
#93,709 of 335,497
Top 28%
Extinction probability
11%
Location
United States, North Carolina, Durham (Sarah P. Duke Gardens)
Location Remarks
127 Anderson St. (Campus Dr.)(WestCampus of Duke Univ.), Durham. (There is a good map on the website)
Collectors
No collectors specified