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Spindle

Euonymus europaeus

Genus Euonymus. Family Celastraceae.

Spindle — Photographs 1
Spindle.
Photo by Ivan Klumov

Description

Euonymus europaeus, the spindle, European spindle, or common spindle, is a species of flowering plant in the family Celastraceae, native to much of Europe, where it inhabits the edges of forest, hedges and gentle slopes, tending to thrive on nutrient-rich, chalky and salt-poor soils.

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Photographs

Spindle — Photographs 2
Spindle.
Photo by Ivan Klumov
Spindle — Photographs 3
Spindle.
Germany, near Hachenburg.
Photo Ivan Klumov
Spindle — Photographs 4
Spindle.
Germany, near Hachenburg.
Photo Ivan Klumov
Spindle — Photographs 5
Spindle.
Germany, near Hachenburg.
Photo Ivan Klumov
Spindle — Photographs 6
Spindle.
Germany, near Hachenburg.
Photo Ivan Klumov
Spindle — Photographs 7
Spindle. Botanical illustration.
Jan Kops / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

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