Plantae > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Celastrales > Celastraceae > Euonymus > Euonymus fortuneiEuonymus fortunei (Gaiety; Emerald'n Gold; Wintercreeper; climbing euonymus; winter creeper)Synonyms: Cassine fortunei (homotypic); Elaeodendron fortunei (homotypic); Elaeodendron javanicum; Euonymus carrierei; Euonymus fortunei acuminatus; Euonymus fortunei f. albifructus; Euonymus fortunei f. angustifolius; Euonymus fortunei f. carrierei; Euonymus fortunei f. kewensis; Euonymus fortunei f. minimus; Euonymus fortunei f. picta; Euonymus fortunei f. radicans; Euonymus fortunei f. reticulatus; Euonymus fortunei f. rugosus; Euonymus fortunei f. villifolius; Euonymus fortunei patens; Euonymus fortunei var. acuminatus; Euonymus fortunei var. patens; Euonymus guidingensis; Euonymus hederaceus (homotypic); Euonymus hederacioides; Euonymus hederacoides; Euonymus japonicus (heterotypic); Euonymus japonicus acutus; Euonymus japonicus chinensis; Euonymus japonicus var. carrierei; Euonymus japonicus var. chinensis; Euonymus japonicus var. macrophyllus; Euonymus japonicus var. microphyllus; Euonymus japonicus var. radicans; Euonymus japonicus var. reticulatus; Euonymus kewensis; Euonymus kiautschovicus; Euonymus kiautschovicus patens; Euonymus kiautschovicus var. patens; Euonymus patens; Euonymus radicans; Euonymus radicans f. coloratus; Euonymus radicans var. acutus; Euonymus radicans var. alticolus; Euonymus radicans var. angustifolius; Euonymus radicans var. carrierei; Euonymus radicans var. coloratus; Euonymus radicans var. kewensis; Euonymus radicans var. minima; Euonymus radicans var. minimus; Euonymus radicans var. rugosus; Euonymus radicans var. villifolius; Euonymus wensiensis; Evonymus japonicus 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. |
| Allergen Potential [1] | Medium-High |  | | Flower Type [2] | Hermaphrodite | | Hazards [2] | Although no records of toxicity have been seen for this species, a number of plants in this genus are suspected of being poisonous and so some caution is advised. | | Leaf Type [2] | Evergreen | | Lifespan [3] | Perennial | | Pollinators [2] | Insects, Lepidoptera | | Structure [2] | Vine | | Usage [2] | A good evergreen ground cover plant; The sub species E. fortunei radicans and E. fortunei carrieri are particularly useful, other forms to use include 'Emerald and Gold', 'Emerald Gaiety', 'Coloratus', 'Dart's Carpet' and 'Kewensis;
Plants can be grown as a low hedge; | | | Height [2] | 14.76 feet (4.5 m) | | Width [2] | 33 feet (10 m) |
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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