species 42,422 observations
Fortune's Spindle
Euonymus fortunei
Field notes
Supports All
54
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Small Engrailed, Cecropia Moth, Cherry Ermine
3
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Plum Beetle, Anisandrus maiche
2
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Euonymus Scale, Great Golden Digger Wasp, Red-headed Ash Borer, Elegant Grass-carrying Wasp
8
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Mexican Grass-carrying Wasp, Oblique Streaktail, Widow Yellowjacket, Margined Calligrapher
41
Children
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Ground covers
- Light
- Full sun Part shade Dappled shade
- Moisture
- Dry Well drained Moist
- Resists
- Black walnut Salt
- Plant type
- Perennial Shrub Ground cover Poisonous
From NC State Extension and USDA PLANTS.