Euonymus europaeus
Prickwood, Common Spindle, European euonymus, Spindle, Spindle Tree, European Spindletree, European spindle-tree, Spindle-Tree, Spindletree, Spindleberry, Feoras, Skewer wood, European spindle tree, Common spindle tree, Euonymus europaeus
Description
Vigorous, upright, deciduous, polyannual shrub. The expanded foliage bears numerous small, light green, oval or lance-shaped leaves that turn red-orange in a scenic autumn foliage process. Further ornamental value is conferred by the fruits, pink or deep red capsules with a distinctive shape from which the common Italian name 'Berretta da prete' is derived. Rustic, it is adapted to different soil and climatic conditions, tolerating temporary drought. Ideal for creating hedges, even mixed ones, in gardens or terraces, paying particular attention to the intended use as it is a toxic plant.
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Magnoliophyta
- Class
- Angiospermae
- Order
- Celastrales
- Family
- Celastraceae
- Genus
- Euonymus
- Species
- Euonymus europaeus
Synonyms (14)
- Euonymus bulgaricus
- Euonymus czernjaevii
- Euonymus fibrillifer
- Euonymus flavescens
- Euonymus floribundus
- Euonymus medirossicus
- Euonymus medius
- Euonymus moldavicus
- Euonymus multiflorus
- Euonymus odessanus
- Euonymus pubescens
- Euonymus quadrigonus
- Euonymus suberosus
- Euonymus vulgaris
