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Celastraceae
Euonymus

not marked as a favorite taxon *Euonymus europaeus Linnaeus. Common name: European Spindle-tree. Phenology: May-Jun; Sep-Oct. Habitat: Suburban woodlands, uncommonly cultivated, rarely naturalized. Distribution: Native of Europe.

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Origin/Endemic status: Europe

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, Can, F, FNA12, G, Il, K4, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, Va; = Euonymus europaea L. — K1, Mi, Voss (1985); = n/a — Tat. Basionym: Euonymus europaeus L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Euonymus europaeus - FNA12

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Heliophily ⓘ: 5

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image #1 of Euonymus europaeus© Caroli, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Caroli source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Euonymus europaeus© Erin Haase, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Erin Haase source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Euonymus europaeus© Alexis Tinker-Tsavalas, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Alexis Tinker-Tsavalas source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Euonymus europaeus© Erin Haase, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Erin Haase source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Euonymus europaeus© Paul Marcum source
image #6 of Euonymus europaeus© Erin Haase, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Erin Haase source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #7 of Euonymus europaeus© ramazan_murtazaliev, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by ramazan_murtazaliev source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #8 of Euonymus europaeus© Erin Haase, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Erin Haase source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #9 of Euonymus europaeus© Markus Krieger, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Markus Krieger source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷
image #10 of Euonymus europaeus© Krisztina, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Krisztina source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷
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native range: Europe to western Asia