Additional Note: MGNV's Suggested replacement: Rhus aromatica is the "Gro-Low" cultivar (Rhus aromatica ‘Gro-Low’ (Fragrant Sumac))
Attention! DO NOT COMPOST; Resprouts; Reroots
Suggested Native Replacements:
Common Name
Winter creeper
Wintercreeper
Climbing euonymus
Plant Form
Shrubs & Small Trees
Region
Coastal
Piedmont
Mountain
Considered Invasive by the State of Virginia?
Yes
Threat Level
Medium
Additional Info
Notes: Introduced from China in 1907 as an ornamental ground cover, and it is still commercially available. Now forests are being degraded by its rapid spread as it smothers wildflowers and overtops trees. It is reported as invasive throughout most of the eastern United States including Alexandria and Arlington, Virginia.
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Native Look-alikes
Euonymus atropurpureus
iNaturalist Research-grade Observations