Taxonomy: Fam. Celastraceae// Genus: Euonymus// Species: Euonymus europaeus L.
Determined according to the botanical key provided by Tutin in Tutin at al. (1968) and Micevski and Matevski in Micevski (2005).
Lifeform: Perrenial, shrub or small tree; microphanerophyte according to the Raunkiaer system.
Distribution: Native from Europe to Caucasus and Turkey according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew) and The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Raab-Straube, 2018+).
Habitat: Edges of forests and woods, near rivers and streams in the oak forests zone.
Flowering period: Spring – early summer: APR, MAY, JUN.
Euonymus europaeus – habit. Osogovo – village of Rajchani region, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Euonymus europaeus – flowering branches. Osogovo – village of Rajchani region, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Euonymus europaeus – flowers. Osogovo – village of Rajchani region, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Euonymus europaeus – flowers. Osogovo – village of Rajchani region, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Euonymus europaeus – flowers. Osogovo – village of Rajchani region, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Euonymus europaeus – leaves. Osogovo – village of Rajchani region, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Euonymus europaeus – twigs with leaves. Osogovo – village of Rajchani region, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Euonymus europaeus – leaves. Osogovo – village of Rajchani region, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Euonymus europaeus – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – village of Rajchani region, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Euonymus europaeus – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – village of Rajchani region, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Euonymus europaeus – habit. Osogovo – village of Rajchani region, 11.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Euonymus europaeus – branch with fruits and leaves. Osogovo – village of Rajchani region, 11.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Euonymus europaeus – branch with fruits and leaves. Osogovo – village of Rajchani region, 11.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Euonymus europaeus – branch with fruits and leaves. Osogovo – village of Rajchani region, 11.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Euonymus europaeus – fruits. Osogovo – village of Rajchani region, 11.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Euonymus europaeus – twig with leaves. Osogovo – village of Rajchani region, 11.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Euonymus europaeus – leaves. Osogovo – village of Rajchani region, 11.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Euonymus europaeus – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – village of Rajchani region, 11.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Euonymus europaeus – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – village of Rajchani region, 11.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski..Euonymus europaeus – stem of twig. Osogovo – village of Rajchani region, 11.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Euonymus europaeus – branch. Osogovo – village of Rajchani region, 11.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Euonymus europaeus – habit. Osogovo – village of Rajchani region, 07.10.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Euonymus europaeus – fruits. Osogovo – village of Rajchani region, 07.10.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Euonymus europaeus – fruits. Osogovo – village of Rajchani region, 07.10.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Euonymus europaeus – habit of young specimen. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Euonymus europaeus – flowering branch. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Euonymus europaeus – flowering branch. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Euonymus europaeus –flowering branch with inflorescence. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Euonymus europaeus – inflorescence. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Euonymus europaeus – flowers. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Euonymus europaeus – flowers. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Euonymus europaeus –flowers. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Euonymus europaeus – flowers. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Euonymus europaeus – twigs. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Euonymus europaeus – twigs. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Euonymus europaeus – leaves. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Euonymus europaeus – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Euonymus europaeus – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Euonymus europaeus – trunks. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Euonymus europaeus –fruits. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River, 29.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Euonymus europaeus – fruits. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River, 29.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Euonymus europaeus – fruit. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River, 29.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Euonymus europaeus – habit. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near near village of Shtalkovica, 28.10.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Euonymus europaeus – habit. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near near village of Shtalkovica, 28.10.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Euonymus europaeus – habit. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near near village of Shtalkovica, 28.10.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Euonymus europaeus – branches with fruits. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near near village of Shtalkovica, 28.10.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Euonymus europaeus – branch with fruits. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near near village of Shtalkovica, 28.10.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Euonymus europaeus – branch with fruits. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near near village of Shtalkovica, 28.10.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Euonymus europaeus – branch with fruits. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near near village of Shtalkovica, 28.10.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Euonymus europaeus – fruits. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near near village of Shtalkovica, 28.10.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Euonymus europaeus – fruits. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near near village of Shtalkovica, 28.10.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Euonymus europaeus – fruits. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near near village of Shtalkovica, 28.10.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Euonymus europaeus – fruits. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near near village of Shtalkovica, 28.10.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Euonymus europaeus – fruits. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near near village of Shtalkovica, 28.10.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Euonymus europaeus – leaves. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near near village of Shtalkovica, 28.10.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Euonymus europaeus – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near near village of Shtalkovica, 28.10.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Euonymus europaeus – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near near village of Shtalkovica, 28.10.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Euonymus europaeus – twig with buds. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near near village of Shtalkovica, 28.10.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Euonymus europaeus – woody part of branch. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near near village of Shtalkovica, 28.10.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Evonymus L. Micevski, K. and Matevski, V. in Micevski, K. (2005). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 6. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 1666 – 1669.
Euonymus L. Tutin, T.G. in Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M., & Webb, D.A. (1968). Flora Europaea. Volume 2. Rosaceae to Umbelliferae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, p. 242.
