“…This species is now abundant in many natural areas in southwestern Ohio. In 1985, Euonymus fortunei (winter creeper) and Hedera helix (English ivy) which are planted as ground covers in cemeteries (Conover et al 2020), college campuses, zoos, botanical gardens, garden centers and residential properties, were just starting to become conspicuous in wooded natural areas around Cincinnati (D. Conover, pers. obsv.).…”