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Ruscus aculeatus is a species in the plant family Asparagaceae, belonging to the genus Ruscus. It is classified within the class Liliopsida and order Asparagales. The species has several common names, including box holly, celynnen Fair, capiu, and carrasca. Its scientific name is cited as Ruscus aculeatus L.
The plant is native to regions including Albania, Algeria, the Azores, Baleares, Bulgaria, the Canary Islands, Corse, Cyprus, the East Aegean Islands, France, Great Britain, and Greece. It has been introduced to Germany, Ireland, Mexico Central, and Mexico Southeast. Records also indicate its presence in China, specifically in Fujian.
According to the IUCN Red List, the species was assessed as Least Concern in 2011. Occurrence data from various sources, including iDigBio, document collections in institutions such as INECOL, NHA, CAS, RSA, and LOB across countries like Mexico, Russia, the United States, Ukraine, and Italy.
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Species
Least ConcernRuscus aculeatus
SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderAsparagales
- FamilyAsparagaceae
假叶树（學名：Ruscus aculeatus），又名百劳金雀花、瓜子松。原产于地中海沿岸。
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 972
- With media
- 808
- Family
- Asparagaceae
- Collections
- INECOL, NHA, CAS, RSA, LOB, NCSC
- Recorded in
- Mexico, Russia, United States, Ukraine, Italy, Croatia, United Kingdom, Greece
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Encyclopedic overview
Ruscus aculeatus, known as butcher's-broom, 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. The female flowers are followed by a red berry, and the seeds are bird-distributed, but the plant also spreads vegetatively by means of rhizomes. It is native to Eurasia and some northern parts of Africa. Ruscus aculeatus occurs in woodlands and hedgerows, where it is tolerant of deep shade, and also on coastal cliffs. Likely due to its attractive winter/spring color, Ruscus aculeatus has become a fairly common landscape plant. It is also widely planted in gardens, and has spread as a garden escapee in many areas outside its native range. The plant grows well in zones 7 to 9 on the USDA hardiness zone map.
The Latin specific epithet aculeatus means "prickly".
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ruscus aculeatus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.