Butcher's-broom - Ruscus aculeatus
Favourite Photos
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Butcher's-broom - Ruscus aculeatus | dylan | North Somerset | 20 Apr 2023, 9:23 p.m. | 26 Mar 2023, 5:21 p.m. | |
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Butcher's-broom - Ruscus aculeatus | dylan | Avon Gorge | 17 Apr 2021, 6:12 p.m. | 16 Apr 2021, 4:36 p.m. | |
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Butcher's-broom - Ruscus aculeatus | dylan | Avon Gorge | 17 Apr 2021, 6:12 p.m. | 16 Apr 2021, 4:36 p.m. | |
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Butcher's-broom - Ruscus aculeatus | dylan | North Somerset | 20 Apr 2023, 9:23 p.m. | 26 Mar 2023, 5:21 p.m. |
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.