Skaneateles Conservation Area/Invasive species/Euonymus alatus
Euonymus alatus (burning bush) edit
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
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
2. Biological characteristics and dispersal ability edit
3. Ecological amplitude and distribution edit
4. Difficulty of control edit
References for invasiveness ranking edit
- ↑ 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 Unpublished.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
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
