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Ruscus aculeatus, known as butcher's-broom, [2] is a low evergreen dioecious Eurasian shrub, with flat shoots known as cladodes that give the appearance of stiff, spine-tipped leaves. Small greenish flowers appear in spring, and are borne singly in the centre of the cladodes.
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Ruscus aculeatus (butcher's broom). Europe, Azores. Ruscus colchicus Caucasus. Ruscus hypoglossum Central and Southeast Europe, Turkey. Ruscus hypophyllum (spineless butcher's broom). Iberia, northwest Africa. Used in the floral trade as foliage. Ruscus hyrcanus Woronow An endemic and relict bush in the Talish Mountains, Azerbaijan.
Ruscus aculeatus cultivar 'Christmas Berry' Schinus terebinthifolia (Brazilian pepper, family Anacardiaceae), native to South America but introduced and invasive in many tropical and subtropical areas
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Molecular genetic investigations have confirmed these findings. For example, Hirayama et al. (2007) showed that the phylloclade of Ruscus aculeatus "is not homologous to either the shoot or the leaf, but that it has a double organ identity," which means that it combines shoot and leaf processes. [6]
This page's list covers the monocotyledon plants found in Great Britain and Ireland. This clade includes grasses , lilies , orchids , irises and a wide variety of aquatic plants. Status key: * indicates an introduced species and e indicates an extinct species.
Ruscus hypoglossum is a small evergreen shrub with a native range from Italy north to Austria and Slovakia and east to Turkey and Crimea. [1] Common names include spineless butcher's-broom, [2] mouse thorn and horse tongue lily. The species name comes from two Greek words ὑπό (hypo) and γλῶσσα (glōssa) meaning under and tongue.