Euonymus europaeus

Euonymus europaeus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Celastrales
Family: Celastraceae
Genus: Euonymus
Species:
E. europaeus
Binomial name
Euonymus europaeus
Distribution map
Synonyms[1]
List
  • Euonymus multiflorus Opiz ex Bercht. [1838]
  • Euonymus floribundus Steven [1856]
  • Euonymus europaeus var. macrophyllus Rchb.
  • Euonymus europaeus var. intermedius Gaudin
  • Euonymus bulgaricus Velen. [1891]
  • Euonymus vulgaris Mill. [1768]
  • Euonymus angustifolius Clairv [1811]

Euonymus europaeus, the spindle, European spindle, or common spindle, is a species of flowering plant in the family Celastraceae, native to much of Europe, where it inhabits the edges of forest, hedges and gentle slopes, tending to thrive on nutrient-rich, chalky and salt-poor soils. It is a deciduous shrub or small tree.

  1. ^ "Tela Botánica". Archived from the original on 2012-03-29. Retrieved 2011-09-06.