Native to 37 botanical countries across Europe and Temperate Asia; introduced into 34 botanical countries across Temperate Asia, Australasia, and Northern America (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 3 occurrences across 3 countries.
Location
Italy, Abruzzo
42.226111, 14.553611
Location Remarks
Riserva Naturale Torino di Sangro. Strada Communale Lentisco.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
Canada, Ontario (Royal Botanical Garden)
Location Remarks
680 Plains Rd. W, Hamilton/Burlington
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
Slovenia, Inner Carniola
45.630361, 13.957944
Location Remarks
3 km S of Kozina
Collectors
No collectors specified
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Celastrales
Family
Celastraceae
Genus
Euonymus
Specific Epithet
europaeus
Authorship
L.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 2.2
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#250,592 of 335,497
Top 75%
Extinction probability
6%