Euonymus

The inconspicuous flowers occur in small groups, and can be green, yellow, pink or maroon in color depending on species. ==Cultivation and uses==

The wood of some species was traditionally used to make spindles for spinning wool; this use is the origin of the British English name of the shrubs. Euonymus are popular garden shrubs, grown for their foliage, the deciduous species often exhibiting very bright red autumnal colours, and also for the decorative berries. Euonymus alatus (winged euonymus or burning-bush) is considered an invasive species in the woodlands of the northeastern United States. ==Selected species==

'' in a nursery '' in Austria • Euonymus acanthocarpus • Euonymus acuminifolius • Euonymus alatus – winged spindle, burning-bush • Euonymus americanus – strawberry-bush • Euonymus angulatus • Euonymus atropurpureus – eastern burning-bush, eastern wahoo • Euonymus castaneifolius • Euonymus carnosus • Euonymus cochinchinensis • Euonymus cornutus • Euonymus dichotomus • Euonymus dielsianus • Euonymus europaeus – European spindle • Euonymus fimbriatus – fringed spindle tree • Euonymus fortunei – Fortune's spindle, wintercreeper • Euonymus frigidus • Euonymus glandulosus • Euonymus grandiflorus • Euonymus hamiltonianus – Hamilton's spindle, Himalayan spindle, Siebold's spindle • Euonymus indicus • Euonymus japonicus – Japanese spindle, evergreen spindle • Euonymus lanceifolia • Euonymus laxiflorus • Euonymus lucidus • Euonymus macropterus • Euonymus morrisonensis • Euonymus myrianthus – many-flowered spindle • Euonymus nanus – dwarf spindle • Euonymus obovatus – running strawberry-bush • Euonymus occidentalis – western burning-bush • Euonymus oxyphyllus – Korean spindletree • Euonymus phellomanus • Euonymus sachalinensis • Euonymus sanguineus – blood red spindle • Euonymus serratifolius • Euonymus verrucosus • Euonymus walkeri • Euonymus wilsonii – Chinese euonymus ==References==