Euonymus europaeus (u’-on’-uh-mus ewe-rope’ee-us)
Family: Celastraceae, Bittersweet
Key Steps
- 1a – Opposite leaf arrangement on stem — go to 2
- 2a – Leaf simple — go to 3
- 3b – Leaves are unlobed — go to 11
- 11b – Leaf margins finely serrated — go to 12
- 12b – No thorn at end of stem — go to 13
- 13b – Smooth (glabrous) underneath, fruit is a pink to red capsule with orange seeds — Common Spindle Tree
- 12b – No thorn at end of stem — go to 13
- 11b – Leaf margins finely serrated — go to 12
- 3b – Leaves are unlobed — go to 11
- 2a – Leaf simple — go to 3
Description
Similar to Eastern Wahoo, Euonymus atropurpureus
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Leaf: Not hairy beneath
Flower: Yellowish-green
Fruit: Pink-red, orange seeds, orange aril.
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