2015年8月20日在垣曲县解峪乡原中村发现了卫矛科(Celastraceae)卫矛属(Euonymus)小果卫矛(Euonymus microcarpus(Oliv.)Sprague)的山西省野生分布。小果卫矛为至今发现的山西天然分布卫矛属植物中的唯一常绿植物。小果卫矛在我国分布于湖北、陕西、河南、四川和云南等省,此前在山西并未见报道。至此,小果卫矛的发现使山西卫矛属的记录变为10种1变种。
A new recorded species of Euonymus microcarpus (Oliv.) Sprague, belonging to Euonymus, Celastraceae, from Shanxi was reported, and which was found in the Yuanzhong, Yuanqu, Shanxi on August 20,2015. E. microcarpus is unique evergreen species of Euonymus, Celastraceae in Shanxi. Up to now, this species distributes only in Hubei, Shaanxi, Henan,Sichuan and Yunnan,China, however, it is not found and reported in Shanxi. Now, there are altogether 10 species and 1 varity of Euonymus in Shanxi.