Euonymus nanus M.Bieb.

Species

Angiosperms > Celastrales > Celastraceae > Euonymus

Characteristics

Deciduous procumbent or ascending shrubs, 1-2 m tall; branches greenish gray, 4-angled, sturdy, twigs greenish, with 4 right angles. Petiole subsessile or only 1-2 mm; leaf blade thinly leathery, linear to linear-lanceolate, 2-7 × 2-20 mm, base subrounded or attenuate, margin entire, revolute, apex obtuse or acute; lateral veins invisible. Peduncle short and slender, 0.5-1.5(-2) cm, 1 dichotomous branch with few flowers, typically only central flower developing; pedicel ca. 5 mm. Flowers 4-merous, 5-6 mm in diam.; sepals semiorbicular, very small; petals white-green, suborbicular. Capsule obovoid-rhombic, base attenuate, 4-angled, pinkish or reddish when fresh, brown or yellow-brown to red-brown when dry, ca. 8 mm × 1 cm, sometimes only 2-3 locules developing. Seeds ovoid, dark brown, partially covered by orange aril. Fl. May-Jul, fr. Sep-Nov.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Mature height (meter) 0.6 - 1.0
Root system creeping-root rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity 2-7
Soil texture 4-5
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-9

Usage

Uses medicinal ornamental
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 220 - 365
Germination temperacture (C°) 10 - 18
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -35
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

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Distribution

Euonymus nanus world distribution map, present in Canada, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Romania, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, and South Africa

Conservation status

Euonymus nanus threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:161031-1
WFO ID wfo-0000681953
COL ID 6H9SW
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Euonymus nanus Euonymus rosmarinifolius Euonymus caucasicus Euonymus koopmannii Euonymus linifolius Cneorum tricoccon Euonymus nanus var. turkestanicus