Ruscus hypoglossum L.

Fragon hypophylle (fr), Herbe aux langues (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asparagaceae > Ruscus

Characteristics

A shrub.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Mature height (meter) 0.2 - 0.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a temperate plant. Brisbane Botanical Gardens.
Light 1-9
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-10

Usage

The young fattened buds or shoots are boiled and seasoned with oil and lemon. They can be cooked in scrambled eggs. The fruit are eaten fresh.
Uses environmental use medicinal oil
Edible fruits shoots
Therapeutic use Aperient (unspecified), Emmenagogue (unspecified), Headache (unspecified), Diuretic (unspecified), Sclerosis (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Ruscus hypoglossum habit picture by Manū (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Ruscus hypoglossum leaf picture by wielinga (cc-by-sa)
Ruscus hypoglossum leaf picture by Stjepan Zlodi (cc-by-sa)
Ruscus hypoglossum leaf picture by Mia Crncic (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Ruscus hypoglossum flower picture by Manū (cc-by-sa)
Ruscus hypoglossum flower picture by Ruprecht Storchschnabel (cc-by-sa)
Ruscus hypoglossum flower picture by mauro benedetti (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Ruscus hypoglossum fruit picture by bülent balkan (cc-by-sa)
Ruscus hypoglossum fruit picture by Barbaros Yaman (cc-by-sa)
Ruscus hypoglossum fruit picture by ilve (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Ruscus hypoglossum world distribution map, present in Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Romania, and Turks and Caicos Islands

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:540452-1
WFO ID wfo-0000732848
COL ID 4TR9Y
BDTFX ID 58963
INPN ID 119700
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Platyruscus hypoglossum Ruscus humilis Ruscus troadensis Ruscus alexandrinus Ruscus hypophyllum var. hypoglossum Ruscus hypoglossum var. laticladodia Ruscus hypoglossum