Euonymus latifolius (L.) Mill.

Taxonomy: Fam. Celastraceae// Genus: Euonymus// Species: Euonymus latifolius (L.) Mill.

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 Central Europe to the Mediterranean, Caucasus and Iran according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).

Habitat: European beech forests and riparian forests.

Flowering period: Late spring – early summer: MAY, JUN.

Euonymus latifolius – habit. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 28.10.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Euonymus latifolius – habit. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 28.10.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Euonymus latifolius – habit. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 28.10.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Euonymus latifolius – habit. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 28.10.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Euonymus latifolius – habit. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 28.10.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Euonymus latifolius – branches with fruits. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 28.10.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Euonymus latifolius – fruits. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 28.10.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Euonymus latifolius – fruits. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 28.10.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Euonymus latifolius – fruits. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 28.10.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Euonymus latifolius – fruit. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 28.10.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Euonymus latifolius – fruits. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 28.10.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Euonymus latifolius – fruit. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 28.10.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Euonymus latifolius – fruits. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 28.10.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Euonymus latifolius – fruits. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 28.10.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Euonymus latifolius – fruit. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 28.10.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Euonymus latifolius – branches with leaves. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 28.10.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Euonymus latifolius – branches with leaves. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 28.10.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Euonymus latifolius – twig with leaves. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 28.10.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Euonymus latifolius – leaves. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 28.10.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Euonymus latifolius – leaf. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 28.10.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Euonymus latifolius – leaves. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 28.10.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Euonymus latifolius – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 28.10.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Euonymus latifolius – stem of twig and buds. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 28.10.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Euonymus latifolius – stem of twig and buds. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 28.10.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Euonymus latifolius – branches. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 28.10.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Euonymus latifolius – woody part of branch. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 28.10.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Euonymus latifolius – woody part of branch. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 28.10.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Euonymus latifolius – woody part of branch. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 28.10.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Euonymus latifolius – lower part of shrub – canes. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 28.10.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Euonymus latifolius – lower part of shrub – canes. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 28.10.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Euonymus latifolius – cane. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 28.10.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Euonymus latifolius – leaves. Scale in cm. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 28.10.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Euonymus latifolius – winter buds. Scale in mm. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 28.10.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Euonymus latifolius (L.) Mill. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:160962-1 [Accessed 28.10.2023].

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.

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