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Taxon

Euonymus europaeus L.

Protologue Sp. Pl. 1: 197. 1753 [1 May 1753]BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Least Concern
Euonymus europaeus--Italy. Abruzzo. Res. Torino di Sangro. 5 May 03. 076.jpg

Euonymus europaeus--Italy. Abruzzo. Res. Torino di Sangro. 5 May 03. 076.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Euonymus europaeus --Italy. Abruzzo. Res. Torino di Sangro. 5 May 03. 079.jpg

Euonymus europaeus --Italy. Abruzzo. Res. Torino di Sangro. 5 May 03. 079.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Euonymus europaeus--Italy. Abruzzo. Res. Torino di Sangro. 5 May 03. 078.jpg

Euonymus europaeus--Italy. Abruzzo. Res. Torino di Sangro. 5 May 03. 078.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Euonymus europaea--Canada. Ontario. Royal Botanic Garden, Hamilton. 8 Aug 02. 032.jpg

Euonymus europaea--Canada. Ontario. Royal Botanic Garden, Hamilton. 8 Aug 02. 032.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Euonymus europaea--Canada. Ontario. Royal Botanic Garden, Hamilton. 8 Aug 02. 031.jpg

Euonymus europaea--Canada. Ontario. Royal Botanic Garden, Hamilton. 8 Aug 02. 031.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Euonymus europaeus, C. Davidson 11171--Slovenia, Notranjska Region, Meadow near Planina and Unica River, 16 May 2008. 067 (1).jpg

Euonymus europaeus, C. Davidson 11171--Slovenia, Notranjska Region, Meadow near Planina and Unica River, 16 May 2008. 067 (1).jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Euonymus europaeus, C. Davidson 11171--Slovenia, Notranjska Region, Meadow near Planina at Unica River, 16 May 2008.JPG

Euonymus europaeus, C. Davidson 11171--Slovenia, Notranjska Region, Meadow near Planina at Unica River, 16 May 2008.JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Euonymus europaeus, C. Davidson 11171--Slovenia, Notranjska Region, Meadow near Planina and Unica River, 16 May 2008. 067.jpg

Euonymus europaeus, C. Davidson 11171--Slovenia, Notranjska Region, Meadow near Planina and Unica River, 16 May 2008. 067.jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Euonymus europaeus, C. Davidson 11171--Slovenia, Notranjska Region, Meadow near Planina and Unica River, 16 May 2008. 067 (2).jpg

Euonymus europaeus, C. Davidson 11171--Slovenia, Notranjska Region, Meadow near Planina and Unica River, 16 May 2008. 067 (2).jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Euonymus europaeus, C. Davidson 11171--Slovenia, Notranjska Region, Meadow near Planina and Unica River, 16 May 2008. 067 (3).jpg

Euonymus europaeus, C. Davidson 11171--Slovenia, Notranjska Region, Meadow near Planina and Unica River, 16 May 2008. 067 (3).jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Slovenia. Meadow near Planina. 16 May 08. 083.jpg

Slovenia. Meadow near Planina. 16 May 08. 083.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Slovenia. Meadow near Planina. 16 May 08. 081.jpg

Slovenia. Meadow near Planina. 16 May 08. 081.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Slovenia. Meadow near Planina. 16 May 08. 085.jpg

Slovenia. Meadow near Planina. 16 May 08. 085.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Slovenia. Meadow near Planina. 16 May 08. 082.jpg

Slovenia. Meadow near Planina. 16 May 08. 082.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Euonymus europaeus, C. Davidson 11171--Slovenia, Notranjska Region, Meadow near Planina and Unica River, 16 May 2008. 067 (4).jpg

Euonymus europaeus, C. Davidson 11171--Slovenia, Notranjska Region, Meadow near Planina and Unica River, 16 May 2008. 067 (4).jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Euonymus europaeus, C. Davidson 11171--Slovenia, Notranjska Region, Meadow near Planina and Unica River, 16 May 2008. 067 (5).jpg

Euonymus europaeus, C. Davidson 11171--Slovenia, Notranjska Region, Meadow near Planina and Unica River, 16 May 2008. 067 (5).jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Slovenia. Meadow near Planina. 16 May 08. 084.jpg

Slovenia. Meadow near Planina. 16 May 08. 084.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Slovenia. Meadow near Planina. 16 May 08. 088.jpg

Slovenia. Meadow near Planina. 16 May 08. 088.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Euonymus europaeus, C. Davidson 11171--Slovenia, Notranjska Region, Meadow near Planina and Unica River, 16 May 2008. 067 (6).jpg

Euonymus europaeus, C. Davidson 11171--Slovenia, Notranjska Region, Meadow near Planina and Unica River, 16 May 2008. 067 (6).jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Slovenia. Meadow near Planina. 16 May 08. 087.jpg

Slovenia. Meadow near Planina. 16 May 08. 087.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

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.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

Davidson C. 11171

May 16, 2008

Location

Slovenia, Inner Carniola (Hrpelje-Kozina, Rodik)

45.630361, 13.957944

Location Remarks

3 km S of Kozina

Collectors

Christopher Davidson

No collection number

May 5, 2003

Location

Italy, Abruzzo (Torino di Sangro)

42.226111, 14.553611

Location Remarks

Riserva Naturale Torino di Sangro. Strada Communale Lentisco.

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

August 8, 2002

Location

Canada, Ontario (Royal Botanical Garden)

Location Remarks

680 Plains Rd. W, Hamilton/Burlington

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Celastrales

Family

Celastraceae

Genus

Euonymus

Specific Epithet

europaeus

Authorship

L.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

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

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.1

Global rank

#250,592 of 335,497

Top 75%

Extinction probability

6%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →