Euonymus maackii

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CelastraceaeLeavesPotential hazards — see below
Caution — Parts of this plant may be toxic or require specific preparation. Verify with multiple sources before consuming.
Euonymus maackii
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What to Eat

Edible parts: Leaves, Caution

Caution:

Known Hazards

Caution advised — leaves require careful handling.

Where to Find It

It is a temperate plant. In China it grows on the edges of forests from sea level to 1,000 m above sea level. In Sichuan and Yunnan.

Asia, Central Asia, China, Europe, Japan, Korea, North America, Russia, Tajikistan,

Countries: Andorra, United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Antigua & Barbuda, Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Barbados, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bahrain, Brunei, Bahamas, Bhutan, Belarus, Belize, Canada, Switzerland, China, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Grenada, Georgia, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Croatia, Haiti, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Iceland, Italy, Jamaica, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, St Kitts & Nevis, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, St Lucia, Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Monaco, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Myanmar, Mongolia, Malta, Maldives, Mexico, Malaysia, Nicaragua, Netherlands, Norway, Nepal, Oman, Panama, Philippines, Pakistan, Poland, Puerto Rico, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Serbia, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, Singapore, Slovenia, Slovakia, San Marino, El Salvador, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Trinidad & Tobago, Taiwan, Ukraine, United States, Uzbekistan, St Vincent, Vietnam, Yemen

How to Identify

A shrub or small tree. It loses its leaves during the year. It grows 3-10 m tall. The trunk is 15 cm across. The leaves are thick and oval and 6-11 cm long by 2-4 cm wide. The edges are wavy. There are several flowers in a group.

Notes

There are about 175 Euonymus species.

References (2)
  • Plants for a Future database, The Field, Penpol, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, PL22 0NG, UK. http://www.scs.leeds.ac.uk/pfaf/ (As Euonymus hamiltonianus subsp. maackii)
  • Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 22:710. 1904 (As Euonymus hamiltonianus subsp. maackii)

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