Euonymus occidentalis (Western Burning Bush) Local The bark on branches and

The bark on branches and younger trunks is thin and papery

and have slightly rolled-in margins

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multi-stemmed deciduous shrub usually forming dense thickets

Euonymus occidentalis (Western Burning Bush) Local The bark on branches andPlant Description: This is a somewhat uncommon plant that grows as a shrub or small tree, reaching heights of around 15 ft. The plant's thin, green, oval shaped leaves are sometimes rolled under along the edges. This plant's flower clusters hold up to five small flowers at the end of a long peduncle. Each flower has five rounded, mottled petals of red, pink, brown or white color, around a central nectar disc with 5 nubs. The fruit of this plant is a