Euonymus macropterus

Euonymus macropterus is a species of flowering plant in the family Celastraceae.^[2] It is native to southern Russian Far East, including Sakhalin and the Kuriles, Manchuria, the Korean peninsula, and Japan.^[1] A deciduous shrub reaching 3 m (10 ft) tall and equally wide, it is typically found in mixed evergreen/deciduous forests, and in scrublands, at elevations from 300 to 2,100 m (1,000 to 6,900 ft).^[2][3]

Euonymus macropterus
Fruit
Sapling
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Celastrales
Family:	Celastraceae
Genus:	Euonymus
Species:	E. macropterus
Binomial name
Euonymus macropterus Rupr.
Synonyms[1]
Euonymus ussuriensis Maxim. Kalonymus macroptera (Rupr.) Prokh. Turibana macroptera (Rupr.) Nakai

Valued for its pink seed cases that open to expose orange (or bright red) arils, and for its vibrant fall foliage, it is available from commercial suppliers.^[2][3][4] There appears to be a cultivar, 'Mount Fuji'.^[5]

Branch, twig, and leaves