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Common spindle

Euonymus europaeus

Notes:

European spindle wood is very hard, and can be cut to a sharp point. It was used in the past for making wool spindles. The fruit is poisonous, containing, among other substances, the alkaloids theobromine and caffeine, as well as an extremely bitter terpene.Ingestion can result in liver and kidney damage and even death.

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Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Spotted on Sep 11, 2016
Submitted on Sep 14, 2016

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