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Species:
Euonymus europaeus L.
(Euonymus europaeus L.)
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Genus:
Euonymus
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Family:
Celastraceae
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Group:
Angiosperms
Habitus
it is a shrub or a small tree reaching a height of 4 - 6 m
the crown is spherical, irregular
the bark is light grey, on older trunks forming a greyish to dark grey net-like cracked bark, split into solid shallow rectangular plates
Buds
they are crosswise opposite to slightly opposite
covering scales green with a brown margin
Shoots
they are rounded, green (up to purplish)
four brown cork strips (often winged) usually form on the young stems, which are also retained on the trunk
Leaves (assimilation organs)
they are simple, oppositely arranged
individual leaves are lanceolate to ovate, 5 - 10 x 2 - 4 cm in size (deciduous)
they are finely toothed along the margin
upper side is dark green - matte, the vein pattern is slightly pressed from above
the petiole 1 - 1.5 cm long
Flowers
flowers are bisexual, they bloom in May – June
they are grouped into poor erect spicules
the individual flowers are greenish to yellowish-white
Fruits – seeds
the fruit is a four-chambered fleshy capsule, initially green, turning red when ripe, 1.0 – 1.5 cm in size, on a 2 - 3 cm long stem
in each chamber, there are 1 - 2 oval seeds, 5 - 7 x 3 - 4 mm in size, wrapped in an orange husk – coated seed (they are poisonous!)
Extension
Eurasian species
in Slovakia it occurres from lowlands to 500 (700) m above the sea level
it grows in floodplain forests in lowlands to hills (in oak forests to beech forests)
Ecology
it tolerates shading
it requires high soil moisture
Significance
it has no economic significance
from the perspective of stand structure - as a filler tree (shrub)
it is decorative in autumn with red fruits and colorful leaves - thus also as a park tree
From history
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