Ruscus L.

Butcher's broom (en), Fragon (fr)

Genus

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asparagaceae

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen plant.
Life form perennial
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Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

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Cultivation

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Images

Ruscus unspecified picture
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Distribution

Ruscus world distribution map, present in Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Algeria, Spain, Ethiopia, France, Greece, Hungary, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Italy, Libya, Morocco, Palau, Portugal, Romania, Turks and Caicos Islands, and Tunisia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:24720-1
WFO ID wfo-4000033648
COL ID 8W388
BDTFX ID 87136
INPN ID 197291
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Ruscus

Lower taxons

Ruscus colchicus Ruscus streptophyllus Ruscus x microglossus Ruscus aculeatus Ruscus hyrcanus Ruscus hypophyllum Ruscus hypoglossum