winged euonymus (Euonymus alatus)
(c) cathytaylormt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) · CC BY-NC 4.0 (opens in a new tab) · iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)
Flowering plantsIn Summit County, Ohio

Winged euonymus

Euonymus alatus (Thunb.) Siebold

Winged euonymus in all of Ohio
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta

Introduced and invasive status

Introduced in Ohio: iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)

Also listed

  • Introduced and assessed as invasive in the lower 48 states

iNaturalist's volunteer curators list it as introduced in their Ohio checklist.

US-RIIS assesses a species as invasive when it causes, or is likely to cause, harm there, or is at least locally abundant and harmful ecologically, economically, or to health.

Status: Simpson A, Sellers E, Pagad S (2023). United States Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (US-RIIS), ver. 2.0. U.S. Geological Survey, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9KFFTOD (opens in a new tab)

Near Summit County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 1 of Ohio's 88 counties. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (20)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (53)
  • Recorded, season not shown (14)
  • Season shown (1)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Show as a table
Counties as a table
winged euonymus by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecords
Adams CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Allen CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashtabula CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Athens County191 · Recorded, season not shown
Auglaize CountyNo qualifying records yet
Belmont CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Brown CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Butler County52 · Recorded, season not shown
Carroll CountyNo qualifying records yet
Champaign CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clark CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clermont County24 · Recorded, season not shown
Clinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Columbiana CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Coshocton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Crawford CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Cuyahoga County73 · Recorded, season not shown
Darke CountyNo qualifying records yet
Defiance CountyNo qualifying records yet
Delaware County46 · Recorded, season not shown
Erie CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fairfield CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fayette CountyNo qualifying records yet
Franklin County60 · Recorded, season not shown
Fulton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Gallia CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Geauga CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Greene County30 · Recorded, season not shown
Guernsey CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hamilton County130 · Recorded, season not shown
Hancock CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hardin CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Harrison CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Henry CountyNo qualifying records yet
Highland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hocking County21 · Recorded, season not shown
Holmes CountyNo qualifying records yet
Huron CountyNo qualifying records yet
Jackson CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Jefferson CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Knox CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lake CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lawrence CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Licking CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Logan CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lorain CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lucas County25 · Recorded, season not shown
Madison CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Mahoning CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Marion CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Medina CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Meigs CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Mercer CountyNo qualifying records yet
Miami CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Monroe CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Montgomery County28 · Recorded, season not shown
Morgan CountyNo qualifying records yet
Morrow CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Muskingum CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Noble CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ottawa CountyNo qualifying records yet
Paulding CountyNo qualifying records yet
Perry CountyNo qualifying records yet
Pickaway CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Pike CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Portage County25 · Recorded, season not shown
Preble CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Putnam CountyNo qualifying records yet
Richland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ross CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Sandusky CountyNo qualifying records yet
Scioto CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Seneca CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Shelby CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Stark County27 · Recorded, season not shown
Summit County106 · Season shown
Trumbull CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Tuscarawas CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Union CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Van Wert CountyNo qualifying records yet
Vinton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Warren County23 · Recorded, season not shown
Washington CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wayne CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Williams CountyNo qualifying records yet
Wood CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wyandot CountyNo qualifying records yet

No mapped range from the range source used, the USGS Gap Analysis Project, which maps land vertebrates only.

Season

When it is recorded

In Summit County

Early May to mid-November, middle week Sep 27 – Oct 3

Show over the bars
Recording in Summit County · records of all species each week, 106,876 in all

Records per week from 106 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.

Recorded on 75 dates. Latest record: December 2025.

Show as a table
Records of winged euonymus in Summit County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of winged euonymusYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–1000711
Jan 11–1700665
Jan 18–2400601
Jan 25–3111526
Feb 1–700608
Feb 8–1400619
Feb 15–2100629
Feb 22–2800748
Mar 1–711728
Mar 8–1400852
Mar 15–21001,055
Mar 22–28001,007
Mar 29 – Apr 4001,005
Apr 5–11001,654
Apr 12–18002,454
Apr 19–25002,699
Apr 26 – May 2113,970
May 3–9113,569
May 10–16334,053
May 17–23113,509
May 24–30324,045
May 31 – Jun 6212,874
Jun 7–13113,158
Jun 14–20113,796
Jun 21–27113,501
Jun 28 – Jul 4113,968
Jul 5–11113,632
Jul 12–18114,051
Jul 19–25223,855
Jul 26 – Aug 1112,908
Aug 2–8213,828
Aug 9–15443,583
Aug 16–22003,535
Aug 23–29002,939
Aug 30 – Sep 5332,840
Sep 6–12212,758
Sep 13–19532,761
Sep 20–261222,646
Sep 27 – Oct 3652,089
Oct 4–10322,317
Oct 11–17431,944
Oct 18–241931,314
Oct 25–31431,272
Nov 1–765786
Nov 8–1443761
Nov 15–2154654
Nov 22–2811703
Nov 29 – Dec 511503
Dec 6–1200447
Dec 13–1911496
Dec 20–2611522
Dec 27 – Jan 211728

Reported in flower

No records here show flowers yet, so there is no flowering season to show. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

Reported in fruit

Only 7 records here show fruit, too few to show a fruiting season. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

In Ohio

Late March to early December, middle week Sep 27 – Oct 3

Show over the bars
Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 1,309 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.

Recorded on 806 dates. Latest record: December 2025.

Show as a table
Records of winged euonymus in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of winged euonymusYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–10326,211
Jan 11–17335,146
Jan 18–24534,645
Jan 25–31434,698
Feb 1–7546,023
Feb 8–14855,888
Feb 15–21425,436
Feb 22–28966,846
Mar 1–71368,321
Mar 8–143210,384
Mar 15–2111512,620
Mar 22–2815613,949
Mar 29 – Apr 415719,661
Apr 5–1114726,860
Apr 12–1825739,925
Apr 19–2522741,623
Apr 26 – May 256956,391
May 3–941752,952
May 10–1636753,785
May 17–2330857,698
May 24–3030854,651
May 31 – Jun 613653,099
Jun 7–1317853,700
Jun 14–2015556,625
Jun 21–2712455,361
Jun 28 – Jul 45558,477
Jul 5–1115861,336
Jul 12–188564,722
Jul 19–2516569,753
Jul 26 – Aug 113859,416
Aug 2–810659,712
Aug 9–1517755,994
Aug 16–227654,328
Aug 23–2912651,772
Aug 30 – Sep 520757,167
Sep 6–1221859,075
Sep 13–1929954,543
Sep 20–2641945,860
Sep 27 – Oct 351943,180
Oct 4–1067737,841
Oct 11–1768730,824
Oct 18–2483921,156
Oct 25–3190819,021
Nov 1–774914,172
Nov 8–14881012,621
Nov 15–216397,965
Nov 22–2822108,136
Nov 29 – Dec 52286,083
Dec 6–122476,004
Dec 13–191055,423
Dec 20–26855,661
Dec 27 – Jan 21678,459

Reported in flower

Only 17 records here show flowers, too few to show a flowering season. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

Reported in fruit

No fruiting season shown here. The weeks are still too uncertain to show a season.

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Relatives

In the same genus

Other Euonymus recorded in Summit County

Identification

How to identify it

Telling it apart

From what Ohio’s records show. Only what the records support is shown.

Often confused with

  • Amur honeysuckle Lonicera maackiiOften confused in Ohio: 19 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • Spindle Euonymus europaeus207 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Japanese barberry Berberis thunbergii137 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • wahoo Euonymus atropurpureus116 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Forest60%31%
Developed35%49%
Farmland2%11%
Wetland2%5%
Open water0.3%3%
Barren0.1%0.6%
Grassland and shrub0.1%0.9%

From 859 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
  • See it on iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)OpenPhenology is independent and not affiliated with iNaturalist.

Records behind the Summit County result

106 records from 2 datasets.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.