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Winter Creeper)

Euonymus fortunei var. radicans

Since introduction, winter creeper has invaded natural habitats of the eastern United States.  Berries are consumed by birds. Like kudzu and other invasive vines, it climbs over native vegetation, shading it from the sun, and, consequentially kills the native plants. It also covers the ground in dense, shrubby mats which shade out native herbaceous vegetation.   

Winter creeper is a woody vine but can also grow as a small shrub (3’ high). Its oval, serrated leaves (<1” long) have silvery veins.  Its berries are pinkish and open up to reveal orange seeds.  The leaves are serrated and lobed - with between 3 to 5 lobes per leaf. They are arranged alternately along the stem. Small greenish-yellow flowers (5 petals) bloom in midsummer on vines (but not on shrubs).

Fact Sheet: Winter Creeper
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Photo credit: Keith Langdon, National Park Service, Bugwood.org
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Photo Credit:   Erv Evans
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  • Home
  • About
    • Donate
    • Invasives 101
    • Membership
    • Board of Directors >
      • NC-IPC ByLaws
    • Contact
    • Listserve
  • News
    • Iverson Scholarship
    • Wildland Weeds Magazine
    • Calendar >
      • 2018 Workshop
  • NC Invasive Plants
    • Ailanthus Altissima (Tree-of-Heaven)
    • Elaeagnus umbellata (Autumn Olive)
    • Ficaria verna (Fig Buttercup)
    • Imperata cylindrica (Cogongrass)
    • Ligustrum sinense (Chinese Privet)
    • Ligustrum vulgare (Wild Privet)
    • Lonicera japonica (Japanese Honeysuckle)
    • Microstegium vimineum (Japanese Stilt Grass)
    • Nandina domestica
    • Nymphoides indica (water snowflake)
    • Paulownia tomentosa (Princess Tree)
    • Persicaria perfoliata (Mile-A-Minute Vine)
    • Pueraria montana (Kudzu)
    • Pyrus calleryana (Bradford Pear)
  • Annual Symposiums
    • 2022 Joint Symposium >
      • 2022 Speaker Presentations
    • 2021 Virtual Conference
    • 2019 Joint Symposium >
      • 2019 Presentations
    • 2018 Annual Symposium
    • 2017 Annual Symposium
    • 2016 Annual Symposium >
      • 2016 agenda
    • 2015 Annual Symposium >
      • 2015 Presentations
      • 2015 Agenda
  • Projects
    • Fig Buttercup Project
    • Eno River Hydrilla Project
    • Awareness Week
  • Awards
    • 2015 Student Competition Winners
    • 2015 EIA Award
    • 2014 EIA Award