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Ruscus aculeatus L., 1753

Common names

  • 🇬🇧 Butcher’s-broom
  • 🇫🇷 Fragon piquant, Fragon, Petit houx, Buis piquant, Fragon petit houx

Taxonomy

  • Kingdom: Plantae
  • Clade: Tracheophytes
  • Clade: Angiosperms
  • Clade: Monocots
  • Order: Asparagales
  • Family: Asparagaceae
  • Subfamily: Nolinoideae
  • Genus: Ruscus
  • Species: Ruscus aculeatus

Presence

Present.

Conservation status

  • Red List (Metropolitan France): LC Least Concern
  • Red List (Europe): LC Least Concern

Notes

The following infraspecific taxa are accepted:

  • R. aculeatus subsp. aculeatus L., 1753, P;
  • R. aculeatus subsp. ponticus (Woronow) Gagnidze, 2011.

Photographs

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Ruscus aculeatus
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Ruscus aculeatus - Flower close-up
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Ruscus aculeatus - Flower close-up
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Ruscus aculeatus - Immature fruit
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Ruscus aculeatus - Mature fruit

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