Natives by ZIP

Native plants recorded in your state and county

Tree · Celastraceae

Burningbush

Euonymus atropurpureus · includes its varieties and subspecies

Burningbush is recorded as native to 35 states and territories in Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS, and recorded in 870 counties of those states by USDA PLANTS.

Recorded native ranges can include long-established populations that spread from gardens; check your state’s native plant society list for local guidance. How native status is decided.

Key facts · USDA PLANTS

Burningbush at a glance

Native in
870 counties, across 35 states and territories
Estimated cold hardiness
Not recorded PLANTS has no minimum temperature
Mature height
10 ft PLANTS mature height
Light and water
Tolerates shade Low water use

PLANTS records no minimum temperature for this species, so we give no zone.

Burningbush is recorded as native to 35 states and territories in Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS, and recorded in 870 counties of those states by USDA PLANTS.

Counties where it is native

The 15 counties with the most ZIP codes among the 870 where it is listed.

Native counties by state

Growing traits

Values from the PLANTS characteristics record. “Not recorded” means PLANTS has no value; nothing here is estimated except the zone.

Growth

Growth habit
Shrub, Tree
Duration
Perennial
Mature height
10 ft
Growth rate
Slow
Growth form
Multiple Stem
Shape
Erect
Lifespan
Short
Active growth period
Spring and Summer

Light and water

Shade tolerance
Tolerant (tolerates shade)
Moisture use
Low water use
Drought tolerance
Medium
Tolerance of waterlogged soil
Low
Precipitation range
Not recorded

Soil

Soil textures
Coarse, medium and fine
pH range
5 to 8
Lime (CaCO₃) tolerance
Low
Salinity tolerance
Low
Fertility requirement
Low
Minimum root depth
12 in

Climate

Minimum temperature
Not recorded
Estimated cold hardiness
Not recorded
Minimum frost-free days
Not recorded
Fire tolerance
Low

Flowers, leaves and fruit

Flower color
Purple
Showy flowers
No
Bloom period
Late Spring
Foliage color
Dark Green
Showy in fall
No
Keeps leaves
No
Fruit color
Red

Other

Toxicity
Moderate
Nitrogen fixation
None
Nursery availability
Not recorded
Family
Celastraceae
PLANTS symbol
EUAT5

Is it native where you live?

Matches your ZIP to the county it mostly lies in, then lists the plants recorded as native to your state (Kew’s World Checklist and USDA PLANTS) and recorded in that county by USDA PLANTS.

Source & data date

Source
USDA NRCS PLANTS Database: county distribution records, native status and plant characteristics. CC0 (public domain dedication, per the data.gov catalog record).
Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP): native or introduced status by state. CC BY 3.0.
USGS US-RIIS (ver. 2.0): species listed as introduced are excluded. CC0.
Citation
USDA, NRCS. 2026. The PLANTS Database (https://plants.usda.gov, 11/04/2026). National Plant Data Team, Greensboro, NC USA.
Govaerts R. (ed.) (2026). WCVP: World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Data file dated 2026-06-04, http://sftp.kew.org/pub/data-repositories/WCVP/ (retrieved 2026-11-04). Paper: Govaerts R. et al. (2021) The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. Scientific Data 8, 215.
Data date
Retrieved from PLANTS on November 4, 2026; WCVP data file dated June 4, 2026.
Scope
Euonymus atropurpureus (PLANTS symbol EUAT5), including 1 variety or subspecies folded into the species.
Method
A species is listed when it is recorded as native to the state in Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS, and recorded in the county by USDA PLANTS. Species PLANTS labels both native and introduced are listed separately. Full method · All sources

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