Shrub - opposite leaves, tiny white 4-petaled flowers

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    wcutler Paragon of Plants Forums Moderator VCBF Cherry Scout 10 Years

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    I decided this was Oleaceae for all the wrong reasons (well, it does have opposite leaves), and now I keep coming up with Osmanthus. Is that what it is? The leaves don't appear stiff enough for Osmanthus fragrans, which is the closest I've seen that's as sparsely flowered. I think the flowers are less than 1cm across, though I didn't measure them.
     

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    Silver surfer Generous Contributor 10 Years

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    It is Euonymus sp.
     
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    Michael F Paragon of Plants Forums Moderator 10 Years

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    Ditto to a spindle Euonymus sp., probably Euonymus europaeus.
     
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    wcutler Paragon of Plants Forums Moderator VCBF Cherry Scout 10 Years

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    Thank you both! Such teeny flowers. Actually, the petals look more round than on the E. europaeus photos I see. We have a lot of Euonymus alatus (edited - seems to be alatus, not elata) in landscaping here, photos look similar.
    Celastraceae.
     
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    wcutler Paragon of Plants Forums Moderator VCBF Cherry Scout 10 Years

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    This looks promising (?), from a photo I didn't post at first.
    Euonymus-alatus_NicolaComox_Cutler_20160427_152229c.jpg
     
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    wcutler Paragon of Plants Forums Moderator VCBF Cherry Scout 10 Years

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    I went back there. Here we go. So Euonymus alatus.
    Euonymus-alatus_ComoxCardero_Cutler_20160428_P1220797.JPG Euonymus-alatus_ComoxCardero_Cutler_20160428_P1220805.JPG
     

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