Found today along the Chestnut Ridge Heritage Reserve (Squirrel Mountain) off of SC hwy #11 near Gowensville, upper Greenville County, SC.
Thank you,
JP McGuire
Hi JP,
your picture shows the opened fruit of Euonymus americanus, called locally Hearts-a-bustin-with-Love, a wonderful name. It is a native shrub, a pink fruit with orange seeds dangling from it. Strawberry bush is an alternate common name.
Sincerely,
Dr. Steven Hill, Botanist, SCNPS