Euonymus verrucosus Scop.

Taxonomy: Fam. Celastraceae// Genus: Euonymus// Species: Euonymus verrucosus Scop.

Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Tutin in Tutin at al. (1968) and Micevski and Matevski in Micevski (2005).

Lifeform: Perrenial, shrub c. 1 to 3 m tall; nanophanerophyte to microphanerophyte according to the Raunkiaer system.

Distribution: Native from Central and East Europe to Italy and Iran; Qinghai (China) to Primorye (Russia – Far East region) and Japan according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).

Habitat: Oak forests.

Flowering period: Late spring – early summer: MAY, JUN.

Euonymus verrucosus – habit. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 13.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Euonymus verrucosus – habit. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 13.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Euonymus verrucosus – flowering branches. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 13.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Euonymus verrucosus – flowering branches. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 13.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Euonymus verrucosus – flowering branch. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 13.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Euonymus verrucosus – flowering branch. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 13.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Euonymus verrucosus – branch with inflorescences. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 13.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Euonymus verrucosus – branch with inflorescences. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 13.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Euonymus verrucosus – flower. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 13.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Euonymus verrucosus – flower. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 13.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Euonymus verrucosus – flower. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 13.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Euonymus verrucosus – flower. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 13.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Euonymus verrucosus – flower. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 13.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Euonymus verrucosus – flower. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 13.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Euonymus verrucosus – calyx of flower. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 13.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Euonymus verrucosus – calyx of flower. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 13.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Euonymus verrucosus – calyx of flower. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 13.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Euonymus verrucosus – twigs with leaves. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 13.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Euonymus verrucosus – twigs with leaves. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 13.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Euonymus verrucosus – leaves. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 13.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Euonymus verrucosus – leaves. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 13.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Euonymus verrucosus – leaves. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 13.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Euonymus verrucosus – abaxial side of leaves. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 13.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Euonymus verrucosus – abaxial side of leaves. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 13.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Euonymus verrucosus – abaxial side of leaves. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 13.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Euonymus verrucosus – twig stem. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 13.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Euonymus verrucosus – twig steem. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 13.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Euonymus verrucosus – branch with tubercles. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 13.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Euonymus verrucosus – branch with tubercles. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 13.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Euonymus verrucosus – branch with tubercles. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 13.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Euonymus verrucosus – branch with tubercles. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 13.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Euonymus verrucosus – old branch. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 13.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Euonymus verrucosus – bark of old branch. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 13.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Euonymus verrucosus – bark of old branch. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 13.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Euonymus verrucosus – habit. Osogovo – rocky terrain between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica (“Ratkova skala” region), 08.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Euonymus verrucosus – habit. Osogovo – rocky terrain between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica (“Ratkova skala” region), 08.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Euonymus verrucosus – twigs. Osogovo – rocky terrain between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica (“Ratkova skala” region), 08.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Euonymus verrucosus – twigs. Osogovo – rocky terrain between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica (“Ratkova skala” region), 08.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Euonymus verrucosus – twigs. Osogovo – rocky terrain between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica (“Ratkova skala” region), 08.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Euonymus verrucosus – branch with tubercles. Osogovo – rocky terrain between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica (“Ratkova skala” region), 08.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Euonymus verrucosus – older branch. Osogovo – rocky terrain between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica (“Ratkova skala” region), 08.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Euonymus verrucosus Scop. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:161173-1 [Accessed 14.04.2024].

Evonymus L. Micevski, K. and Matevski, V. in Micevski, K. (2005). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 6. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 1666 – 1669.

Euonymus L. Tutin, T.G. in Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M., & Webb, D.A. (1968). Flora Europaea. Volume 2. Rosaceae to Umbelliferae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, p. 242.

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