Common name: Spindle
Scientific name: Euonymus europaeus 歐洲衛矛
Genus: Euonymus 衛矛屬
Family: Celastraceae 衛矛科, spindle tree, staff tree, staff vine, bittersweet family,
Remarks*:
Origin: native
Date: 19th May
A much-branched deciduous shrub or small tree, can reach up to 6 m.
The green twig with opposite leaves.
Opposite leaves.
Twig green. Leaves opposite.
Leaves glabrous, 3-13 cm. Leaf margin serrated.
Underside of the leaf.
Twig is angled.
Older twig.
The stem is also a bit angled.
Flowering shoot.
Another flowering shoot.
Flower buds, enlarged below.
Flower buds.
Side view and under view of the flowers.
4 creamy-green petals are in-rolled so that they seems thinner. 4 pale green sepals are bent backwards underneath the flower. Small bracts present at the base of the inflorescence.
Flowers, enlarged below.
4 creamy-green petals, 4 short stamens and 1 style.
Front view of the flower, enlarged below to see the details.
2 pollen sacs for each stamens.
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