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|accepted_name=Euonymus europaeus
|accepted_authority=Linnaeus
|publications={{Treatment/Publication
|title=Sp. Pl.
|place=1: 197. 1753
|year=1753
}}
|common_names=European spindle-tree
|special_status={{Treatment/ID/Special_status
|code=W
|label=Weedy
}}{{Treatment/ID/Special_status
|code=I
|label=Introduced
}}
|basionyms=
|synonyms=
|hierarchy=Celastraceae;Euonymus;Euonymus europaeus
|hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Celastraceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Euonymus]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>species</small>[[Euonymus europaeus]]</div></div>
|volume=Volume 12
|mention_page=page 122, 123
|treatment_page=page 125
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--><span class="statement" id="st-undefined" data-properties=""><b>Shrubs </b>or trees 2–10 m. <b>Stems</b> erect; young branches terete, not corky winged. <b>Leaves</b> deciduous; petiole 4–12 mm; blade ovate-elliptic, 2.5–10 × 1.5–3.5 cm, base attenuate to broadly cuneate, margins minutely denticulate, apex acuminate. <b>Inflorescences</b> axillary, 1–7(–15)-flowered. <b>Flowers</b>: sepals 4; petals 4, yellow or white, oblong, 3–4 × 1–2 mm; stamens 4; ovary smooth. <b>Capsules</b> pink, obovoid, 8–10 × 12–15 mm, deeply (2–)4-lobed, rarely only 1 lobe developing, lobes clearly connate, surface smooth. <b>Seeds</b> obovoid, 7–8 × 4–5 mm; aril orange or yellow.</span><!--

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|phenology=Flowering spring–summer; fruiting summer–fall.
|habitat=Roadsides, thickets, woodlands.
|elevation=0–300 m.
|distribution=N.B.;Ont.;P.E.I.;Que.;Ala.;Ark.;Conn.;Ill.;Ind.;Ky.;Maine;Mass.;Mich.;Miss.;Mo.;Nebr.;N.H.;N.J.;N.Y.;Ohio;Pa.;R.I.;Tenn.;Utah;Vt.;Va.;Wis.;Europe.
|discussion=<p>The leaves of <i>Euonymus europaeus</i> vary greatly in shape and size, especially in cultivated plants. The species was introduced to the flora area as a garden ornamental.</p>
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name=Euonymus europaeus
|authority=Linnaeus
|rank=species
|parent rank=genus
|synonyms=
|basionyms=
|family=Celastraceae
|phenology=Flowering spring–summer; fruiting summer–fall.
|habitat=Roadsides, thickets, woodlands.
|elevation=0–300 m.
|distribution=N.B.;Ont.;P.E.I.;Que.;Ala.;Ark.;Conn.;Ill.;Ind.;Ky.;Maine;Mass.;Mich.;Miss.;Mo.;Nebr.;N.H.;N.J.;N.Y.;Ohio;Pa.;R.I.;Tenn.;Utah;Vt.;Va.;Wis.;Europe.
|introduced=true
|reference=None
|publication title=Sp. Pl.
|publication year=1753
|special status=Weedy;Introduced
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|genus=Euonymus
|species=Euonymus europaeus
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