Japanese Spindle

Taxobox
name = Japanese Spindle

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image_width = 260px
image_caption = Foliage of the Japanese spindle ("Euonymus japonicus")
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Celastrales
familia = Celastraceae
genus = "Euonymus"
species = "E. japonicus"
binomial = "Euonymus japonicus"
binomial_authority = Thunb.

The Japanese Spindle ("Euonymus japonicus") is a species of spindle, native to Japan, Korea and China. It is an evergreen shrub or small tree growing to 2-8 m tall, with opposite, oval leaves 3-7 cm long with a finely serrated margin. The flowers are inconspicuous, greenish-white, 5 mm diameter. In the Fall, orange fruits hang below the flaring pink seed covering.

It is a popular ornamental plant both in its native area and also in Europe and North America; numerous cultivars have been selected, often with yellow or variegated leaves.

cultivar of Japanese Spindle
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