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Celastraceae
Euonymus

not marked as a favorite taxon *Euonymus japonicus Thunberg. Common name: Japanese Spindle-tree. Phenology: Jun. Habitat: Disturbed areas, especially on barrier islands. Distribution: Native of Japan. Especially widely planted on barrier islands and in other maritime situations because of its resistance to salt damage (Brown 1959). Reported for Arkansas (Serviss et al. 2017a; Serviss et al. 2020).

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Origin/Endemic status: E., se., and s. Asia

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, FNA12, Il, K4, NS, POWO, Ma & Funston (2008), not formally treated; = Euonymus japonica — K1; = n/a — Pa, RAB. Basionym: Euonymus japonicus Thunberg 1780

Links to other floras: = Euonymus japonicus - FNA12

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image #1 of Euonymus japonicus© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
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image #4 of Euonymus japonicus© Alan Weakley source | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Euonymus japonicus© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
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