Butcher's-broom
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Scientific name | Ruscus aculeatus |
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Family | Asparagaceae |
Kingdom | Plantae |
Rank | Species |
Higher classification | Ruscus |
Subfamily | Nolinoideae |
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ID | 2451939 |
About Butcher's-broom
Ruscus aculeatus, known as butcher's-broom, is a low evergreen 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.