Euonymus atropurpureus

Classification	Dicots
Family	Celastraceae
Family (Traditional)	Celastraceae
Genus	Euonymus
Species:	Euonymus atropurpureus
Common Name
Growth Habit	**
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics
C value
Status
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** Not applicable or data not available.

Subspecies and Varieties

Euonymus atropurpureus Jacq. var. atropurpureus

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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Counties - Species Present

Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation
Euonymus atropurpurea	Euonymus atropurpurea Jacq., orth.
Euonymus atropurpureus var. cheatumis	Euonymus atropurpureus var. cheatumis

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Anderson (KY), Bullitt (KY), Carlisle (KY), Carter (KY), Clark (KY), Crittenden (KY), Cumberland (KY), Fayette (KY), Franklin (KY), Harrison (KY), Henderson (KY), Henry (KY), Jessamine (KY), Knox (KY), Lewis (KY), Lincoln (KY), Lyon (KY), McCracken (KY), Madison (KY), Marion (KY), Ohio (KY), Pike (KY), Powell (KY), Robertson (KY), Shelby (KY), Spencer (KY), Woodford (KY), Anderson (TN), Bedford (TN), Campbell (TN), Carter (TN), Cheatham (TN), Claiborne (TN), Clay (TN), Davidson (TN), Decatur (TN), DeKalb (TN), Dickson (TN), Dyer (TN), Franklin (TN), Giles (TN), Grundy (TN), Hamblen (TN), Hamilton (TN), Hardin (TN), Hawkins (TN), Jackson (TN), Jefferson (TN), Johnson (TN), Knox (TN), Lake (TN), Loudon (TN), Macon (TN), Marion (TN), Montgomery (TN), Obion (TN), Overton (TN), Pickett (TN), Putnam (TN), Roane (TN), Robertson (TN), Rutherford (TN), Sevier (TN), Shelby (TN), Smith (TN), Stewart (TN), Sullivan (TN), Sumner (TN), Van Buren (TN), Washington (TN), Wayne (TN), White (TN), Williamson (TN), Wilson (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: BEREA, EKY, ETSU, HTTU, MEM, MTSU, TENN, UCHT, UOS

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1884 - 2010

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
BEREA012043	Madison	Kentucky			BEREA Euonymus atropurpureus
BEREA012040	Madison	Kentucky			BEREA Euonymus atropurpureus
BEREA012042	Madison	Kentucky			BEREA Euonymus atropurpureus
31234100378726	Henderson	Kentucky	29 Apr 1980	R. Hannan, L.R. Phillippe 03532	EKY Euonymus atropurpureus
31234100792231	Shelby	Kentucky			EKY Euonymus atropurpureus
ETSU015461	Washington	Tennessee			ETSU Euonymus atropurpureus
MEM007168	Carlisle	Kentucky	25 Jun 1972	Raymond Athey 1900	MEM Euonymus atropurpureus
MTSU011318	Rutherford	Tennessee	15 Oct 2008	Rebecca Houser 30	MTSU Euonymus atropurpureus
MTSU011319	Davidson	Tennessee			MTSU Euonymus atropurpureus
MTSU011309	Rutherford	Tennessee	08 Sep 1979	Jamie Jones 1	MTSU Euonymus atropurpureus
MTSU011317	Cheatham	Tennessee	25 Oct 2007	Glenn M. Rohrbach 37	MTSU Euonymus atropurpureus
MTSU011330	Rutherford	Tennessee	17 Oct 1989	G. Todd Crabtreee	MTSU Euonymus atropurpureus
MTSU011277	Rutherford	Tennessee	17 Oct 1986	Lyle Mason	MTSU Euonymus atropurpureus
UOS02232	Franklin	Tennessee	18 Oct 2009	Jon Evans	UOS Euonymus atropurpureus
BEREA012038	Clark	Kentucky			BEREA Euonymus atropurpureus
31234100379161	Woodford	Kentucky	19 Jun 1978	J. Stuart Lassetter 2897	EKY Euonymus atropurpureus
ETSU015459	Sullivan	Tennessee			ETSU Euonymus atropurpureus
HTTU036569	Jackson	Tennessee			HTTU Euonymus atropurpureus
MEM001951	Lyon	Kentucky	11 Sep 1967	Raymond Athey 6	MEM Euonymus atropurpureus
MTSU011313	Rutherford	Tennessee	03 Oct 1986	Matt Vehr	MTSU Euonymus atropurpureus
MTSU011310	Rutherford	Tennessee	1991-10	Thomas A. Searson	MTSU Euonymus atropurpureus
MTSU011316	Rutherford	Tennessee	20 Sep 1986	Richard Johnson	MTSU Euonymus atropurpureus
MTSU011314	Rutherford	Tennessee	19 Sep 1981	Don F. Brown 57	MTSU Euonymus atropurpureus
TENN-V-0142523	Hawkins	Tennessee			TENN Euonymus atropurpureus
TENN-V-0142724	Jessamine	Kentucky			TENN Euonymus atropurpureus
TENN-V-0142501	Anderson	Tennessee			TENN Euonymus atropurpureus
TENN-V-0142718	Carlisle	Kentucky			TENN Euonymus atropurpureus
TENN-V-0142532	Knox	Tennessee	15 Jun 1884	Albert Ruth	TENN Euonymus atropurpureus
BEREA012039	Lewis	Kentucky			BEREA Euonymus atropurpureus
BEREA012037	Clark	Kentucky			BEREA Euonymus atropurpureus
BEREA024383	Madison	Kentucky			BEREA Euonymus atropurpureus
ETSU015460	Sullivan	Tennessee			ETSU Euonymus atropurpureus
ETSU015456	Washington	Tennessee			ETSU Euonymus atropurpureus
HTTU031199	Jackson	Tennessee			HTTU Euonymus atropurpureus
HTTU025753	Jackson	Tennessee			HTTU Euonymus atropurpureus
MEM003399	Anderson	Kentucky	08 Jun 1963	Elizabeth M. Browne, Edward T. Browne Jr. 7125	MEM Euonymus atropurpureus
MEM003400	Marion	Kentucky	08 Jun 1963	Elizabeth M. Browne, Edward T. Browne Jr. 7186	MEM Euonymus atropurpureus
TENN-V-0142525	Hawkins	Tennessee			TENN Euonymus atropurpureus
TENN-V-0142558	Stewart	Tennessee			TENN Euonymus atropurpureus
TENN-V-0142703	Cumberland	Kentucky			TENN Euonymus atropurpureus
TENN-V-0142563	Sumner	Tennessee			TENN Euonymus atropurpureus
TENN-V-0142521	Hardin	Tennessee			TENN Euonymus atropurpureus
TENN-V-0142573	Williamson	Tennessee			TENN Euonymus atropurpureus
BEREA012041	Madison	Kentucky			BEREA Euonymus atropurpureus
HTTU006614	Roane	Tennessee			HTTU Euonymus atropurpureus
HTTU031982	Marion	Tennessee			HTTU Euonymus atropurpureus
MEM013066	Shelby	Tennessee	21 Jul 1972	Elizabeth M. Browne, Edward T. Browne Jr. 72F4.8	MEM Euonymus atropurpureus
MEM012245	McCracken	Kentucky	11 May 1971	Elizabeth M. Browne, Edward T. Browne Jr. 71E6.1	MEM Euonymus atropurpureus
MEM003666	Henry	Kentucky	06 Jun 1962	J.L. Gentry Jr. 230	MEM Euonymus atropurpureus
UOS02233	Van Buren	Tennessee	22 Jul 2001	Chris A. Fleming	UOS Euonymus atropurpureus
TENN-V-0142513	Decatur	Tennessee			TENN Euonymus atropurpureus
TENN-V-0142542	Montgomery	Tennessee			TENN Euonymus atropurpureus
TENN-V-0142519	Giles	Tennessee			TENN Euonymus atropurpureus
TENN-V-0142706	Powell	Kentucky			TENN Euonymus atropurpureus
TENN-V-0245414	Jefferson	Tennessee	Jun. 1844	Rugel 120	TENN Euonymus atropurpureus
TENN-V-0142561	Sumner	Tennessee			TENN Euonymus atropurpureus
TENN-V-0142574	Wilson	Tennessee			TENN Euonymus atropurpureus
31234100378429	Carter	Kentucky	22 May 1965	Elizabeth M. Browne, Edward T. Browne, Jr. 10058	EKY Euonymus atropurpureus
MEM003401	Fayette	Kentucky	26 Jun 1961	Elizabeth M. Browne, Edward T. Browne Jr. 4311	MEM Euonymus atropurpureus
MEM003402	Madison	Kentucky	15 Aug 1962	Elizabeth M. Browne, Edward T. Browne Jr. 6194	MEM Euonymus atropurpureus
MEM003403	Ohio	Kentucky	11 Jul 1963	Elizabeth M. Browne, Edward T. Browne Jr. 7795	MEM Euonymus atropurpureus
MEM007221	Shelby	Tennessee	04 Sep 1970	Elizabeth M. Browne, Edward T. Browne Jr. 70M2.12	MEM Euonymus atropurpureus
UOS02228	Franklin	Tennessee	20 Oct 2010	Mary P. Priestley	UOS Euonymus atropurpureus
TENN-V-0142522	Hawkins	Tennessee			TENN Euonymus atropurpureus
TENN-V-0142557	Shelby	Tennessee			TENN Euonymus atropurpureus
TENN-V-0142550	Roane	Tennessee			TENN Euonymus atropurpureus
TENN-V-0142505	Cheatham	Tennessee			TENN Euonymus atropurpureus
TENN-V-0142534	Knox	Tennessee	Jun-79	A.J. Sharp s.n.	TENN Euonymus atropurpureus
TENN-V-0142524	Hawkins	Tennessee			TENN Euonymus atropurpureus
TENN-V-0142554	Sevier	Tennessee	01 Sep 1972	R. A. Hattaway	TENN Euonymus atropurpureus
TENN-V-0142722	Fayette	Kentucky			TENN Euonymus atropurpureus
31234100379096	Spencer	Kentucky	24 Jun 1995	Timothy J. Weckman 1663	EKY Euonymus atropurpureus
31234100378718	Harrison	Kentucky	07 Jun 1999	R. C. Clark, Ryan Bauer 24670	EKY Euonymus atropurpureus
ETSU015458	Washington	Tennessee			ETSU Euonymus atropurpureus
UCHT018834	Van Buren	Tennessee			UCHT Euonymus atropurpureus
TENN-V-0142499	Anderson	Tennessee			TENN Euonymus atropurpureus
TENN-V-0142569	White	Tennessee			TENN Euonymus atropurpureus
TENN-V-0142575	Wilson	Tennessee			TENN Euonymus atropurpureus
TENN-V-0142555	Sevier	Tennessee	23 Jul 1972	R. A. Hattaway	TENN Euonymus atropurpureus
TENN-V-0142531	Knox	Tennessee	06 Jun 1950	SAD 15156	TENN Euonymus atropurpureus
TENN-V-0142547	Pickett	Tennessee			TENN Euonymus atropurpureus
TENN-V-0142544	Obion	Tennessee			TENN Euonymus atropurpureus
TENN-V-0142721	Crittenden	Kentucky			TENN Euonymus atropurpureus
TENN-V-0142570	Williamson	Tennessee			TENN Euonymus atropurpureus
TENN-V-0142543	Montgomery	Tennessee			TENN Euonymus atropurpureus
31234100379336	Woodford	Kentucky	09 Jun 1994	Gary W. Libby 426	EKY Euonymus atropurpureus
31234100379054	Robertson	Kentucky	05 Jul 2002	T. J. Weckman, J. E. Weckman 7384	EKY Euonymus atropurpureus
MEM003398	Jessamine	Kentucky	17 Jun 1961	Elizabeth M. Browne, Edward T. Browne Jr. 4230	MEM Euonymus atropurpureus
MEM005880	Crittenden	Kentucky	11 Jun 1969	Raymond Athey 688	MEM Euonymus atropurpureus
UCHT018840	Marion	Tennessee			UCHT Euonymus atropurpureus
UCHT018841	Marion	Tennessee			UCHT Euonymus atropurpureus
UCHT035785	White	Tennessee			UCHT Euonymus atropurpureus
TENN-V-0142725	Madison	Kentucky			TENN Euonymus atropurpureus
TENN-V-0142565	Washington	Tennessee			TENN Euonymus atropurpureus
TENN-V-0142503	Campbell	Tennessee			TENN Euonymus atropurpureus
TENN-V-0142560	Sullivan	Tennessee			TENN Euonymus atropurpureus
TENN-V-0142566	Wayne	Tennessee			TENN Euonymus atropurpureus
TENN-V-0142497	Anderson	Tennessee			TENN Euonymus atropurpureus
TENN-V-0142549	Putnam	Tennessee			TENN Euonymus atropurpureus
TENN-V-0142507	Claiborne	Tennessee			TENN Euonymus atropurpureus
TENN-V-0142716	Bullitt	Kentucky			TENN Euonymus atropurpureus
UOS02230	Franklin	Tennessee	17 Oct 2002	2002 Plant Systematics Class	UOS Euonymus atropurpureus
TENN-V-0142702	Carter	Kentucky			TENN Euonymus atropurpureus
TENN-V-0142723	Henry	Kentucky			TENN Euonymus atropurpureus
TENN-V-0142509	Clay	Tennessee			TENN Euonymus atropurpureus
TENN-V-0142515	Dickson	Tennessee			TENN Euonymus atropurpureus
TENN-V-0142498	Anderson	Tennessee			TENN Euonymus atropurpureus
TENN-V-0142540	Macon	Tennessee			TENN Euonymus atropurpureus
TENN-V-0142562	Sumner	Tennessee			TENN Euonymus atropurpureus
TENN-V-0142551	Robertson	Tennessee			TENN Euonymus atropurpureus
TENN-V-0142535	Knox	Tennessee	08 Oct 1949	Mrs. A.J.L. Barnett s.n.	TENN Euonymus atropurpureus
TENN-V-0142553	Rutherford	Tennessee			TENN Euonymus atropurpureus
TENN-V-0142508	Claiborne	Tennessee			TENN Euonymus atropurpureus
TENN-V-0142559	Stewart	Tennessee			TENN Euonymus atropurpureus
TENN-V-0142556	Shelby	Tennessee			TENN Euonymus atropurpureus
TENN-V-0142514	DeKalb	Tennessee			TENN Euonymus atropurpureus
TENN-V-0142529	Jackson	Tennessee			TENN Euonymus atropurpureus
TENN-V-0142571	Williamson	Tennessee			TENN Euonymus atropurpureus
TENN-V-0142511	Davidson	Tennessee			TENN Euonymus atropurpureus
TENN-V-0142506	Cheatham	Tennessee			TENN Euonymus atropurpureus
TENN-V-0142541	Marion	Tennessee			TENN Euonymus atropurpureus
TENN-V-0142536	Knox	Tennessee	1961	Mrs. S. King Johnson 26645	TENN Euonymus atropurpureus
TENN-V-0142564	Van Buren	Tennessee			TENN Euonymus atropurpureus
TENN-V-0142720	Crittenden	Kentucky			TENN Euonymus atropurpureus
TENN-V-0142530	Johnson	Tennessee			TENN Euonymus atropurpureus
TENN-V-0142528	Jackson	Tennessee			TENN Euonymus atropurpureus
TENN-V-0142727	Pike	Kentucky			TENN Euonymus atropurpureus
TENN-V-0142496	Anderson	Tennessee			TENN Euonymus atropurpureus
TENN-V-0142705	Lincoln	Kentucky			TENN Euonymus atropurpureus
TENN-V-0142512	Davidson	Tennessee			TENN Euonymus atropurpureus
TENN-V-0142537	Knox	Tennessee	11 Oct 1963	R.D. Thomas 32455	TENN Euonymus atropurpureus
TENN-V-0142502	Bedford	Tennessee			TENN Euonymus atropurpureus
TENN-V-0142545	Overton	Tennessee			TENN Euonymus atropurpureus
TENN-V-0142539	Loudon	Tennessee			TENN Euonymus atropurpureus
TENN-V-0142504	Carter	Tennessee	03 Jun 1953	R. C. James 17495	TENN Euonymus atropurpureus
TENN-V-0142552	Rutherford	Tennessee			TENN Euonymus atropurpureus
TENN-V-0142726	McCracken	Kentucky			TENN Euonymus atropurpureus
TENN-V-0142704	Franklin	Kentucky			TENN Euonymus atropurpureus
TENN-V-0142510	Clay	Tennessee			TENN Euonymus atropurpureus
TENN-V-0142500	Anderson	Tennessee			TENN Euonymus atropurpureus
TENN-V-0142568	White	Tennessee			TENN Euonymus atropurpureus
TENN-V-0142516	Dyer	Tennessee			TENN Euonymus atropurpureus
TENN-V-0142520	Grundy	Tennessee			TENN Euonymus atropurpureus
TENN-V-0142707	Woodford	Kentucky			TENN Euonymus atropurpureus
TENN-V-0142538	Lake	Tennessee			TENN Euonymus atropurpureus
TENN-V-0142567	Wayne	Tennessee			TENN Euonymus atropurpureus
TENN-V-0142527	Jackson	Tennessee			TENN Euonymus atropurpureus
TENN-V-0142572	Williamson	Tennessee			TENN Euonymus atropurpureus
TENN-V-0142719	Carter	Kentucky			TENN Euonymus atropurpureus
TENN-V-0142533	Knox	Tennessee	05 Mar 1960	A. J. Sharp 26913	TENN Euonymus atropurpureus
TENN-V-0142548	Putnam	Tennessee			TENN Euonymus atropurpureus
TENN-V-0142526	Jackson	Tennessee			TENN Euonymus atropurpureus
BEREA012044	Madison	Kentucky			BEREA Euonymus atropurpureus
31234100378825	Knox	Kentucky	15 May 1993	Judith E. Rozeman 302	EKY Euonymus atropurpureus
31234100378809	Jessamine	Kentucky	28 Jul 1982	Ronald L. Jones 3870	EKY Euonymus atropurpureus
ETSU015462	Hamblen	Tennessee			ETSU Euonymus atropurpureus
ETSU015457	Washington	Tennessee			ETSU Euonymus atropurpureus
ETSU015455	Washington	Tennessee			ETSU Euonymus atropurpureus
HTTU025754	Jackson	Tennessee			HTTU Euonymus atropurpureus
HTTU006616	Putnam	Tennessee			HTTU Euonymus atropurpureus
HTTU006615	Smith	Tennessee			HTTU Euonymus atropurpureus
MTSU011311	Davidson	Tennessee	07 Nov 2002	Susi Turman	MTSU Euonymus atropurpureus
UCHT018839	Hamilton	Tennessee			UCHT Euonymus atropurpureus
UCHT032892		Tennessee			UCHT Euonymus atropurpureus
TENN-V-0142517	Giles	Tennessee			TENN Euonymus atropurpureus
TENN-V-0142546	Pickett	Tennessee			TENN Euonymus atropurpureus
TENN-V-0142518	Giles	Tennessee			TENN Euonymus atropurpureus
TENN-V-0142717	Carlisle	Kentucky			TENN Euonymus atropurpureus
TENN-V-0142728	Pike	Kentucky			TENN Euonymus atropurpureus

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