Celastraceae

Dwarf euonymus

Euonymus nanus M.Bieb.

Family: Celastraceae
Genus: Euonymus

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Dwarf euonymus (Euonymus nanus) — FlowerPhoto: William Harmon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (7)

Belarusian: Брызгліна карлікавая
Chinese: 矮卫矛, 矮衛矛
English: Dwarf euonymus, Dwarf spindle tree
Kazakh: Коопман өгейбұтасы
Norwegian Bokmål: Dvergspolebusk
Russian: Бересклет карликовый
Ukrainian: Бруслина карликова

Synonyms

Cneorum tricoccon Gueldenst. ex M.Bieb.
Euonymus caucasicus Lodd. ex Loudon
Euonymus koopmannii Lauche
Euonymus lilieurii G.Nicholson
Euonymus linifolius Dippel
Euonymus nanus var. turkestanicus Dieck
Euonymus nanus var. turkestanicus (Dieck) Krysht.
Euonymus rosmarinifolius Vis.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Canada: introduced

Photos

FlowerPhoto: William Harmon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Anna Kuzemko, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Oleksandr Shynder, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: peganum from Henfield, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Oleksandr Shynder, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Oleksandr Shynder, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Galyna Mykytynets, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Мирослав Соболев, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.