Common name
English: Butcher
German: Stechender Mäusedorn
Portuguese: Erva-dos-vasculhos, Gilbarbeira, Pica-rato
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Liliopsida (397)
Order: Liliales (111)
Family: Ruscaceae (3)(family description)
Genus: Ruscus (2)
Epithet: aculeatus L. (1)
Synonyms: Oxymyrsine pungens Bubani, Ruscus flexuosus Mill., Ruscus laxus Sm., Ruscus parasiticus Gueldenst., Ruscus ponticus Woronow
aculeatus => with thorns, prickly and pointed
flexuosus => bent alternately to right and left, like the path of a snake
laxus => loose, slack, relaxed
parasiticus => parasitic, living at another’s expense
ponticus => from Pontus, is a historical designation for the region on the southern coast of the Black Sea, located in modern-day Turkey
pungens => piercing, as the points of the holly-leaf
Characteristics
Climate: temperate
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: shrub
Flower colour: purple
External links
Check for Ruscus aculeatus at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [25] Image of Ruscus aculeatus - Prof. Dr. Otto Wilhelm Thomé: Flora von Deutschland Österreich und der Schweiz
- [681] Ruscus aculeatus - Plants For A Future database