Skaneateles Conservation Area/Invasive species/Euonymus alatus
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Euonymus alatus (burning bush)
[edit | edit source]Burning bush (Euonymus alatus) is widely planted for its bright fall foliage and can easily naturalize in wooded areas, where it often becomes invasive.
Invasiveness ranking for Euonymus alatus (burning bush)
[edit | edit source]In New York State (2008) burning bush has been ranked as Very Highly Invasive with a score of 65/80 = 81.25%.[1] and is regulated by New York State law.[2]
1. Ecological impact
[edit | edit source]2. Biological characteristics and dispersal ability
[edit | edit source]3. Ecological amplitude and distribution
[edit | edit source]4. Difficulty of control
[edit | edit source]References for invasiveness ranking
[edit | edit source]- ↑ M.J. Jordan, G. Moore & T.W. Weldy (2008). Invasiveness ranking system for non-native plants of New York. Unpublished. The Nature Conservancy, Cold Spring Harbor, NY; Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Brooklyn, NY; The Nature Conservancy, Albany, NY. Euonymus alatus assessed by Jinshuang Ma, Gerry Moore, March 12, 2008; September 28, 2008.
- ↑ New York Codes, Rules and Regulations, Title 6 Section 575.4 - Regulated invasive species
Observations of Euonymus alatus (burning bush) at the SCA
[edit | edit source]The following photographs and corresponding iNaturalist observations of tttt were made at or very near the Skaneateles Conservation Area. Click on images to enlarge and read details on Wikimedia Commons or on the "iNat obs" links to view the corresponding observations at iNaturalist.
- Euonymus alatus, Skaneateles Conservation Area, dd mmm yyyy. iNat obs
