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Butcher's-broom - Ruscus aculeatus

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Butcher's-broom Butcher's-broom - Ruscus aculeatus dylan North Somerset 20 Apr 2023, 9:23 p.m. 26 Mar 2023, 5:21 p.m.
Butcher's-broom Butcher's-broom - Ruscus aculeatus dylan Avon Gorge 17 Apr 2021, 6:12 p.m. 16 Apr 2021, 4:36 p.m.
Butcher's-broom Butcher's-broom - Ruscus aculeatus dylan Avon Gorge 17 Apr 2021, 6:12 p.m. 16 Apr 2021, 4:36 p.m.
Butcher's-broom Butcher's-broom - Ruscus aculeatus dylan North Somerset 20 Apr 2023, 9:23 p.m. 26 Mar 2023, 5:21 p.m.
Butcher's-broom Butcher's-broom - Ruscus aculeatus dylan Bristol Zoo Project 5 Dec 2024, 6:36 p.m. 17 Mar 2024, 4:24 p.m.
Butcher's-broom Butcher's-broom - Ruscus aculeatus dylan Bristol Zoo Project 5 Dec 2024, 6:36 p.m. 17 Mar 2024, 4:24 p.m.

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Species Description

Widespread but local throughout the UK but mainly Southern. Habitat includes: Dry, shaded places such as woodland, hedgerows, coastal cliffs / rock faces, scrub, gardens (often cultivated), parks, allotments, cemeteries / churchyards etc. Dioecious, rhizomatous, evergreen. Dispersed by birds and vegetatively by creeping rhizomes.