Euonymus europaeus L.

Spindle

Celastraceae

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Celastraceae (Staff Tree family)
Genus: Euonymus (Spindletree)

Synonyms

Euonymus europaeus
Euonymus czernjaevii
Euonymus suberosus
Euonymus vulgaris

Related species

Euonymus europaeus L. - Spindle
Euonymus latifolius (L.) Mill. - Large-Leaved Spindle
Euonymus verrucosus Scop.

Traits


    Highly toxic, shrubby, up to 4 m tall. flowers: actinomorphic, yellowish to beige. perianth: per whorl mostly 4‑leaved. fruits: capsules, reddish. seeds: seed coat orange, completely enclosing the white seeds. lateral branches: mostly with corky stripes. immature sho...

    You find the complete description in our identification books.

Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Euonymus europaeus

Legend

The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.

Distribution in Germany

Euonymus europaeus

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Natural, established occurences
Artificial occurences

The color intensity reflects the species' abundance

Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)

Ecology

Euonymus europaeus

Euonymus europaeus

Status

  • native

Habitat

  • forests, shrubbery

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