1121 Euonymus occidentalis Nutt. ex Torr. EUOC8 burning bush wahoo western burning bush western wahoo pawnbroker bush BC CA OR WA Euonymus occidentalis Nutt. ex Torr. var. occidentalis - Euonymus occidentale Nutt. ex Torr. var. occidentale Nutt. ex Torr., orth. var. Euonymus occidentalis Nutt. ex Torr. var. parishii (Trel.) Jeps. - Euonymus occidentale Nutt. ex Torr. ssp. parishii (Trel.) R.M. Beauch., orth. var. - Euonymus occidentale Nutt. ex Torr. var. parishii (Trel.) Jeps., orth. var. - Euonymus occidentalis Nutt. ex Torr. ssp. parishii (Trel.) R.M. Beauch. Leaf: Opposite, simple, elliptical, 2 to 6 inches long, finely serrated, long pointed, green above, paler below; combined with slender twigs resembling pinnately compound leaves. Flower: Perfect, inconspicuous (1/3 inch across), 5 pink to purple-brown mottled petals with whitish anthers, appearing in late spring to early summer in clusters of five or less. Fruit: 3(sometimes 4)-lobed capsule, 1/2 inch across, white to pink in color, splits open to reveal orange-red seeds, ripens in fall. Twig: Slender, green turning brown with age, maybe 4-sided, leaf scars are light brown (nearly white) and obvious against green twig; buds are pale green and sharp pointed. Bark: Thin, greenish-brown to reddish brown, shallow longitudinal splits. Form: A low branching shrub that reaches 20 feet in height. Site: Found on moist soils in canyons. Thumbnail: Opposite, elliptical leaves; green twigs with prominent pale leaf scars; pink to purple-brown mottled flowers, fruits are 3-lobed pink capsules that split open revealing orange-red seeds; a large shrub to small tree. Tidbits: The disjunct population found in southern California is considered a separate variety "parishii". The name burning bush comes from the bright red fall foliage, but western burning bush tend to be more pale orange-yellow than other species in this genus. wild - BC CA OR WA PC CC opposite capsule dryberry fleshy white pink blue brodleaf simple unlobed serrate obovate ovate1 thin 0 fuzzless straight - broad 1 scaly tall unarmed - - shrub - - - mesic