Wintercreeper

Euonymus fortunei

Summary 5

Euonymus fortunei (common names spindle or Fortune's spindle, winter creeper or wintercreeper) is a species of flowering plant in the family Celastraceae, native to east Asia, including China, Korea, the Philippines and Japan. It is named after the plant explorer Robert Fortune.

Sources and Credits

  1. (c) Stefano, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/81918877@N00/8314260287/
  2. (c) Plant Image Library, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/138014579@N08/22595057164/
  3. (c) Vernon Hyde, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), https://www.flickr.com/photos/vernonhyde/15093343448/
  4. (c) andreasbalzer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/andreasbalzer/266265757/
  5. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euonymus_fortunei

More Info

iNat Map

Status cultivated, non-native
Form vine, woody shrub
Leaf type simple
Arrangement opposite