Euonymus europaeus

Euonymus europaeus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Celastrales
Family:	Celastraceae
Genus:	Euonymus
Species:	E. europaeus
Binomial name
	Euonymus europaeus; L.
	Distribution map
Synonyms
	List Euonymus multiflorus Opiz ex Bercht. [1838] ; Euonymus floribundus Steven [1856] ; Euonymus europaeus var. macrophyllus Rchb. ; Euonymus europaeus var. intermedius Gaudin ; Euonymus bulgaricus Velen. [1891] ; Euonymus vulgaris Mill. [1768] ; Euonymus angustifolius Clairv [1811] ;

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. It is a deciduous shrub or small tree.