wintercreeper Celastraceae Euonymus fortunei (Turcz.) Hand.-Maz.   symbol: EUFO5
	Leaf: Opposite, evergreen to semi-evergreen, 1 to 2 inches long, elliptical (shapes vary with cultivars), finely serrated, dark green with lighter veins (some cultivars variegated), lighter beneath. Flower: Perfect, inconspicuous (1/4 inch), creamy green or yellow-green appear in small bunches in leaf axils in summer. Fruit: Dry capsules (1/3 inch) that split open to reveal small orange seeds, ripen in fall and persist into winter. Twig: Slender, green, slightly angled; buds pointed, green to reddish green. Aerial roots present when climbing. Bark: Light brown to reddish brown, rough with numerous aerial rootlets when climbing. Form: Variable depending on cultivar; most are a climbing vine but can be a shrub or semi-shrub; climbing forms often escape into woodlands and can reach up to 25 feet.
	USDA Plants Database Euonymus fortunei is planted in the highlighted USDA hardiness zones to the left and may seed into the landscape. See a map of the states in which wintercreeper has escaped (opens a new window).