Wildflowers of Europe
Ruscus aculeatus
| Family : | ASPARAGACEAE (Asparagus Family) |
| Common Name (UK) : | Butcher's Broom |
| Common Name (DE) : | Stacheliger Mäusedorn |
| Common Name (FR) : | Fragon ; Petit houx |
| Habitat : | Forests and slopes; prefers calcareous soil |
| Remarks : | Small greenish flowers appear in spring. The female flowers are followed by a red berry, and the seeds are bird-distributed. The matured branches used to be bound into bundles and sold to butchers for sweeping their blocks, hence the name: Butcher's Broom. |
| First appearing : | June |
| Abundance : | Abundant |
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